Normaalin

Normaalin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective normaali, meaning normal or standard. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so normaali changes form to normaalin when the adjective describes a noun in the genitive. The base form normaali is used for nominative singular, while other forms follow regular Finnish adjective inflection patterns. Common related forms include normaalia (partitive singular), normaalit (nominative plural), and normaalien (genitive plural).

Etymology and usage context

Normaali is a loanword in Finnish, originating from the same family as the English word normal and the Swedish normal, ultimately tracing back to Latin norma. The form normaalin reflects Finnish morphology, not a separate lexeme. Normaalin appears in phrases where the head noun is in the genitive or where possession or a genitive relationship is expressed, and it also participates in grammatical constructions that require the genitive case.

Grammar notes

Finnish adjectives decline for case and number. The genitive singular form normaalin is used when the noun it modifies is in genitive, or in possessive constructions. Adjectives like normaali also have an array of other case forms (for example, normaalin koon for “the normal size” in a genitive sense, or normaalia for the partitive). The plural forms include normaalit (nominative plural) and normaalien (genitive plural). The general rule is that normaali behaves like other Finnish adjectives in its inflection.

See also

Normaali, normi, Finnish grammar.