Pelaajien

Pelaajien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun pelaaja, meaning the players or of the players. In Finnish, the genitive case marks possession or association, so pelaajien is used when referring to something belonging to or connected with more than one player, such as a team, rights, or opinions.

Formation and usage: The base word pelaaja has the plural nominative pelaajat. The genitive plural is formed by adding the suffix -en, yielding pelaajien. This form appears in phrases such as pelaajien joukkue (the players’ team), pelaajien oikeudet (the players’ rights), or pelaajien kesken (among the players). It can attach to nouns indicating a group, a resource, or a relation.

Context and notes: As with other Finnish genitive forms, pelaajien directly links to the associated noun and does not require a preposition to show possession. It is commonly used in sports, organizations, and descriptive phrases. The form is lowercase in ordinary text, with capitalization following standard sentence rules. Related forms include pelaaja (singular), pelaajat (nominative plural), and other case forms such as pelaajille (to the players) or pelaajilta (from the players).