Perheenjäsenten

Perheenjäsenten isGenitive plural form of the Finnish noun perheenjäsen, meaning a family member. It is used to indicate possession or relation to multiple family members, for example: perheenjäsenten oikeudet (the rights of the family members) or perheenjäsenten määrä (the number of family members). The corresponding nominative plural is perheenjäsenet, and the singular forms are perheenjäsen (nominative) and perheenjäsenen (genitive singular).

Formation and usage

Perheenjäsenten is formed by taking the base perheenjäsen and inflecting it into the genitive plural. The construction is common in formal, administrative, legal, statistical and policy-related writing, where discussions about families often require a generic, collective reference to all involved members rather than naming individuals.

Context and examples

In legal and social contexts, perheenjäsenten rights, responsibilities or status may be discussed. Examples include: “Perheenjäsenten oikeudet turvataan laissa” (The rights of family members are safeguarded by law) and “perheenjäsenten asema yhteiskunnassa” (the position of family members in society). The term can also appear in demographic reports, welfare policies and surveys that refer to multiple family members collectively.

Related terms

Related forms include perheenjäsen (singular nominative), perheenjäsenen (genitive singular), and perheenjäsenet (nominative plural). The concept is part of Finnish vocabulary for family structure and social policy, and is typically used in neutral, factual prose.