Liukkaiden

Liukkaiden is a Finnish inflected form that functions as the genitive plural of the adjective liukas (slippery) when it modifies a noun in a larger noun phrase. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and the genitive plural suffix for adjectives is typically -ien. Therefore, in phrases describing multiple slippery objects in the genitive, the adjective takes the form liukkaiden, as in liukkaiden kenkien vuoksi (“because of the slippery shoes”) or liukkaiden pintojen vuoksi (“due to slippery surfaces”).

Usage and examples

The form liukkaiden appears primarily in contexts where the speaker refers to a plural set of slippery items in a possessive or causal sense. For example, sentences such as “Liukkaiden kenkien vuoksi hän kaatui” illustrate the cause of an event attributed to slippery shoes, while “Lattian liukkaiden pintojen vuoksi liikennettä rajoitettiin” describes restrictions due to slippery surfaces. The geneitive plural ending of adjectives, as in liukkaiden, is a standard feature of Finnish grammar and occurs with many descriptive adjectives beyond liukas.

Linguistic notes

As a genitive plural modifier, liukkaiden does not stand alone as a noun but forms part of a larger noun phrase. It is encountered in safety notices, accident reports, weather-related descriptions, and any text requiring a precise description of multiple slippery items or surfaces linked to another noun in genitive.

See also

liukas (the base adjective meaning slippery) and Finnish grammar on adjectives and noun phrases.