Käsien

Käsien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun käsi, meaning hand. It literally translates to “of the hands” or “the hands’.” In Finnish, the genitive plural marks possession or association and is frequently used in noun phrases and compounds.

Käsien is commonly employed to describe relationships involving multiple hands or objects related to hands. Examples include käsien pesu (hand washing), käsien iho (the skin of the hands), and käsien hoito (care of the hands). In many cases, these expressions are written as compounds, such as käsienpesu, though both two-word and single-word forms are used in practice depending on style and context.

Etymology and morphology: käsien is formed from käsi plus the genitive plural suffix -en. This pattern is typical for Finnish nouns, where the genitive plural indicates possession or association and often serves as the first element in compound nouns.

Usage notes: As a genitive form, käsien cannot stand alone as a simple subject or object without a complement; it functions to modify the following noun. It is most common in written Finnish and formal registers, but its use is widespread in everyday language when referring to hands in a possessive or relational sense.