Palkintoa

Palkinto is the Finnish noun meaning prize or award. Palkintoa is the partitive singular form of palkinto and is used in several grammatical contexts to indicate an indefinite amount or object, or to fit the requirements of certain verbs and constructions.

In Finnish grammar, the partitive case is commonly used for indefinite quantities, in negative clauses, and with verbs that take a partitive object. Palkintoa appears in sentences such as ei saanut palkintoa (did not receive a prize) and kolme palkintoa jaettiin voittajille (three prizes were distributed to the winners). The partitive form is also used after numerals to express quantity, for example kolme palkintoa (three prizes). The plural partitive form is palkintoja, used when referring to multiple prizes in an indefinite sense.

Palkinto is typically used in contexts related to competitions, ceremonies, sports, arts, and media coverage of awards. Common expressions include palkinto jaetaan (the prize is awarded/ distributed) and erilaisia palkintoja (various prizes). In descriptions of award programs, observers may refer to the awarding of palkintoja to winners or finalists, depending on the number and definiteness of the prizes involved.

Notes for usage: palkinto is a native Finnish noun; its form choices—nominative palkinto, genitive palkinnon, or partitive palkintoa/palkintoja—depend on number, definiteness, and the syntactic role of the noun in a sentence. The partitive palkintoa signals indefiniteness or non-specificity, as in negative clauses or when quantities are being discussed.