Erikoisten

Erikoisten is a Finnish inflected form tied to the adjective erikoinen, meaning special or peculiar. It is most commonly encountered as the genitive plural form used to modify a plural noun, or as the genitive plural of the plural noun erikoiset (the peculiar ones). For example, erikoisten asioiden ratkaiseminen translates to the solving of peculiar matters, and erikoisten ihmisten ryhmä means a group of peculiar people.

Grammatical notes: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The genitive plural ending for adjectives is -isten, as in erikoisten, which appears when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural (or when the adjective itself is in genitive plural). The nominative plural form is erikoiset (the peculiar ones). Thus erikoisten can appear in contexts where the phrase denotes possession or relation, such as “of the peculiar ones” or “belonging to the peculiar ones.”

Usage: The term is primarily used within noun phrases rather than as a standalone concept. It is common in descriptive or analytical writing, where categories or characteristics are being specified, such as in discussions of “the peculiarities of a group” or “the peculiarities of a process.”

Translations: In English, erikoisten is usually rendered by a possessive or relational construction (of the peculiar ones), or by rearranging the sentence to fit English grammar (e.g., peculiar people’s …). The nuance depends on the surrounding noun and verb structure.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, genitive case, noun phrases, morphology.