yksilöilleen

The Finnish word "yksilöilleen" is a grammatical form derived from the noun "yksilö," which means "individual." Specifically, "yksilöilleen" is the allative plural case of the possessive suffix "lleen." This means it translates to "to their own individuals" or "for their own individuals."

The allative case in Finnish generally indicates movement towards or belonging to something. The plural form signifies that this applies to multiple entities. The possessive suffix "lleen" refers back to the subject of the sentence, meaning "their own." Therefore, "yksilöilleen" is used when the action or state described in the sentence is directed towards or affects the individuals belonging to the subject, and this subject is a plural entity or a collective noun treated as plural.

For example, in a sentence like "Puut ojensivat oksiaan yksilöilleen," the literal translation would be "The trees stretched their branches to their own individuals." In this context, "yksilöilleen" refers to the individual leaves or perhaps smaller branches of each tree. It emphasizes that the action of stretching is for the benefit or in relation to the distinct parts of the subject (the trees). This grammatical construction is common in Finnish literature and descriptive language to convey a sense of internal distribution or attention directed towards the constituent parts of a larger whole.