Käskyiden

Käskyiden is the Finnish genitive plural form of the noun käsky, which means command, instruction or decree. The term is used to refer to a set of directives issued by someone in authority and to the body of orders associated with a particular context. Käsky can denote practical instructions, formal orders, or religious commandments, depending on how it is used.

In everyday Finnish, käskyt cover a wide range of directives, from workplace instructions to official orders issued by authorities. In military or governmental contexts, a käsky represents an official directive that subordinates are expected to follow. In religious or historical texts, käskyt is used to describe commandments; for example, kymmenen käskyä denotes the Ten Commandments.

Linguistic notes: the most common genitive plural form of käsky is käskyjen. The form käskyiden can appear in some older texts, regional dialects, or stylistic uses, but it is less typical in contemporary standard Finnish. The choice between käskyjen and käskyiden generally does not change the core meaning, which is the set of orders or directives described by the noun. Common collocations include käskyjen noudattaminen (the observance of the commands) and käskyjen antaminen (the issuing of orders).

Käskyiden thus functions as a grammatical form tied to the broader concept of authority-based directives, spanning everyday guidance, formal decrees, and sacred commandments.