Esimerkkien

Esimerkkien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun esimerkki, meaning "examples." It is used to indicate possession or association, or to refer to “the examples” in a sentence. Common phrases include esimerkkien mukaan (according to the examples) and esimerkkien perusteella (based on the examples).

The word esimerkki comes from the Finnish borrowing of the Swedish exemp el(l) i? exemp el, which in turn derives from the Latin exemplum. The genitive plural form esimerkkien is a regular inflectional ending in Finnish, reflecting the possessive or relational function of the noun in phrases about multiple examples.

Usage and morphology: Esimerkkien represents the genitive plural. It contrasts with esimerkit, the nominative plural meaning “the examples,” and with esimerkkejä, the partitive plural used in constructions such as after numerals (for example, kymmenen esimerkkiä). In practice, esimerkkien is used when you want to talk about the set of examples as belonging to or related to something, e.g., tutkimuksen esimerkkien mukaan taustatiedot, tai esimerkkien avulla.

Examples: Esimerkkien mukaan tilanne on parantunut. Esimerkkien avulla oppiminen on tehokkaampaa. Esimerkkien joukko osoittaa keskeiset piirteet.

See also: Esimerkki, Finnish noun inflection, genitive plural suffix -ien.