Kerääjien

Kerääjä is a Finnish noun meaning a person who collects or gathers things, such as a hobbyist who amasses objects or a professional who compiles data. The word kerääjien is the genitive plural form of kerääjä and is used to indicate possession or association by several collectors. In English terms, kerääjien translates to “the collectors’” or “of the collectors.”

Morphology and related forms include kerääjä in the singular and kerääjät in the plural, with kerääjän as the singular genitive and kerääjien as the plural genitive. This pattern follows standard Finnish noun declension for agent nouns formed with the suffix -jä. The genitive plural kerääjien is commonly used before another noun to express ownership or relation, for example kerääjien kokoelmat (the collectors’ collections) or kerääjien mielipiteet (the collectors’ opinions).

Usage context and nuance: kerääjä refers to someone who collects, which can be a casual hobby or a professional activity. Kerääjien is typically used when discussing multiple collectors and their possessions, responsibilities, or inputs. It appears in articles, reports, and descriptions where the focus is on a group of collectors rather than on a single person.

Examples:

- Kerääjien kokoelmat kattavat laajan valikoiman esineitä. (The collectors’ collections cover a wide range of items.)

- Tutkimukseen osallistui useita kerääjiä, ja kerääjien vastaukset yhdistettiin analyysiin. (Several collectors participated in the study, and the collectors’ responses were combined for analysis.)

See also: kerääjä (singular), keräily (collecting).