yksityiskohdin

Yksityiskohdin is a Finnish noun form that appears related to the common word yksityiskohta, which means detail or item. In standard Finnish the usual inflections for yksityiskohta are expressed with forms such as yksityiskohtia (partitive plural) or yksityiskohtien (genitive plural). The form yksityiskohdin is not part of the standard inflectional paradigm and is rarely encountered in edited Finnish. It may appear in dialects, informal writing, or as a mistaken form. When encountered, it generally refers to the same concept of “details,” but its grammatical function is not widely recognized in formal language.

Etymology and usage notes: yksityiskohta is a compound of yksityinen (private, individual) and kohta (point, item). The suffix or ending in -in found in yksityiskohdin does not correspond to a standard modern Finnish inflection for this word. Consequently, yksityiskohdin is regarded as nonstandard or non-authoritative in most contexts. If a writer aims for correct, formal Finnish, they would choose the standard inflections (for example, yksityiskohtia or yksityiskohtien) rather than this form.

Context and register: The nonstandard form may appear in regional speech, creative writing, or typographical errors. It is not recommended for formal or academic writing, where the standard forms of yksityiskohta and its established inflections should be used.

See also: yksityiskohta, Finnish noun inflection, Finnish grammar.