Esineen

Esineen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun esine, which means object, item, or artifact. It is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item, used to express possession or association in noun phrases.

In everyday Finnish, esineen is used to indicate something belonging to or related to an object. For example, Esineen kunto on hyvä translates to “The condition of the object is good,” and Esineen omistaja vastaa sen huollosta means “The owner of the object is responsible for its care.” The form appears in a wide range of contexts, from everyday conversation to technical, legal, or museum descriptions.

Morphology and related forms: The genitive singular of esine is esineen, while the genitive plural is esineiden (as in Esineiden arvo—“the value of the objects”). The word is declined like a regular first-conjugation noun in Finnish, and esineen commonly appears before another noun to modify it (a possessive relationship) or after a preposition in certain constructions.

Usage notes: Esineen functions primarily to denote ownership or association with an object in relation to another noun, rather than to describe the object itself. It is distinct from the nominative esine, which simply means “an object,” and from other cases that shift emphasis to different grammatical roles.

See also: esine (Finnish noun), Finnish grammar, genitive case.