ylittämiselle

ylittämiselle is a Finnish grammatical form that appears as the illative dative case of the noun ylittäminen. The root noun ylittäminen means “exceeding” or “surpassing” and refers to an action that goes beyond a limit or expectation. In Finnish, the illative case is used to indicate motion toward the object of the noun, often translated into English with “to” or “towards”. Since ylittäminen ends in a vowel, the illative singular is formed by removing the final vowel and adding –lle: ylittäminen → ylittämiselle.

The word is thus used when an object or person is directed toward the act of surpassing. Example Finnish sentences include: “Koulun johtaja lansi ylittämiselle velvoitteensa” (The school head took on the responsibility to surpass) and “Aina on joku, joka huomaa tuloksen ylittämiselle” (There is always someone who notices the surpassing of the result). In these contexts, ylittämiselle leads the idea of reaching or targeting the surpassing act.

Grammatically, ylittämiselle is a morphologically regular illative dative form and is not an infinitive or adjective. It can be compared with other illative dative forms such as “tulokseen” (to the result) or “kohtaiseen” (to the situation). The term is used primarily in written Finnish, often in formal or analytic texts, because everyday speech tends to use direct verbs of surpassing rather than the nominalized form.