Maakohtaisten

Maakohtainen is a Finnish adjective meaning country-specific or pertaining to a particular country. The form maakohtaisten is its genitive plural, used when the noun it describes is in the genitive case or when the phrase functions in a larger genitive construction. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so maakohtainen, maakohtaiset, and maakohtaisten appear in different contexts.

Maakohtaisten is most commonly seen in phrases that refer to regulations, guidelines, or practices that vary by country. It is not typically used alone as a standalone noun; rather, it appears as part of a noun phrase such as maakohtaisten sääntöjen, maakohtaisten lainsäädäntöjen, or maakohtaisten ohjeiden, where the following word is in/genitive form.

Usage examples include:

- According to country-specific regulations: maakohtaisten sääntöjen mukaan.

- The differences between country-specific legislations are evident in corporate compliance: Maakohtaisten lainsäädäntöjen erot näkyvät yrityksen toiminnassa.

- The report compares country-specific tax practices: Maakohtaisten verokäytäntöjen vertailu.

In practice, maakohtaisten conveys that the referenced rules or practices differ from one country to another, highlighting the contextual or regulatory variability across nations. It is a specialized grammatical form used primarily in formal writing, policy documents, legal texts, or comparative analyses.