Ajojen

Ajojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun ajo, which means drive, ride, or driving session, and can also refer to a car race in certain contexts. As a genitive plural, ajojen is used to express possession or association with multiple driving events, such as the duration or organization of several drives or races. It tends to appear in technical writing, scheduling, or sports reporting, rather than in everyday speech.

Etymology and grammar: Ajo derives from the verb ajaa, “to drive.” The word follows the standard Finnish noun pattern for -o nouns. The nominative plural is ajot, while the genitive singular is jon, and the genitive plural is ajojen. Other common forms include ajoa (partitive singular) and ajoja (partitive plural), with various locative cases used in sentences.

Usage notes: Ajatusta phrases with ajojen often describe the collective set of driving events. For example, ajojen kesto means the total duration of the drives, ajojen järjestäminen refers to organizing the drives or races, and kilpailun ajojen tulokset can appear in contexts where the results of the individual heats or runs within a competition are reported.

In sum, ajojen serves as a grammatical form functioning to relate information to multiple driving events, and its use is primarily found in formal, technical, or sports-related Finnish texts.