Monikollisuus
Monikollisuus is the grammatical category that marks whether a noun, pronoun, determiner, or verb refers to one entity or more than one. It is contrasted with singularity and, in languages with more than two numbers, with dual, trial, or paucal forms. In many languages, including Finnish, plurality is expressed by morphological changes and agreement.
In Finnish, monikollisuus is central to noun and pronoun inflection. Plural forms are typically marked on nouns
Across languages, plurality can be expressed in various ways. Some languages have explicit dual or trial numbers;
In teaching and language description, understanding number is essential for agreement rules, article systems, and syntax.