yksittäisiin

Yksittäisiin is a Finnish illative plural form of the adjective yksittäinen, meaning “individual” or “single.” In grammar, it functions as an adjective that modifies a plural noun in the illative case, indicating movement or division into separate, individual elements. The illative expresses “into” or “to” in contexts such as dividing or directing toward parts or aspects.

Morphology and usage: The base adjective yksittäinen becomes yksittäisiin in the illative plural. This form is used before plural nouns in illative case phrases, for example to say “into individual parts” or “into individual matters.” It is not usually used alone as a content word; its role is to qualify a noun in a specific grammatical case and number.

Common contexts: Yksittäisiin is often found in technical, analytical, or organizational writing where something is partitioned, categorized, or examined at the level of discrete items. It emphasizes discreteness rather than general or collective considerations.

Examples:

- Hanke jaettiin yksittäisiin osiin. (The project was divided into individual parts.)

- Tutkimus tarkastelee yksittäisiin asioihin liittyviä seikkoja. (The study examines aspects related to individual matters.)

Etymology: The word derives from the root ykistä, linked to yksi meaning “one,” with the adjective ending -inen and the illative plural suffix -iin, forming yksittäisiin.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, adjective inflection, yksittäinen.