Marssijoita

Marssijoita is the Finnish plural form referring to participants in a march. It is the partitive plural of the noun marssija (a marcher), and is used when the marchers are the object or part of a larger statement, rather than the subject. The nominative plural form is marssijat, and the genitive plural is marssijoiden.

In usage, marssijoita commonly denotes people taking part in marches, such as parades, demonstrations, or organized protests. The term is neutral and descriptive, suitable for journalistic and civic discourse. It does not name a specific group; rather, it describes individuals who join a march during a given event or activity.

Morphologically, marssija forms a typical agent noun with the suffix -ija, indicating a person associated with the action of marching, and the word is declined to indicate number and case. The partitive plural marssijoita is especially common after quantifiers or verbs that require a partitive object, for example when referring to “useita marssijoita” (several marchers) in a crowd.

See also: marssi, marssija, parade, protest, civic demonstration.