Senttien

Senttien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun sentti, which denotes a cent, the hundredth part of the euro. Since Finland adopted the euro, 1 euro equals 100 senttiä. The term sentti is the standard unit for this currency subdivision in Finnish, and senttien is used when the cents are described as belonging to or related to another noun.

Usage and grammar: The genitive plural senttien appears in formal or written language, especially in phrases that attribute something to multiple cents, such as senttien arvo (the value of the cents), senttien määrä (the number of cents), or senttien muutos (the change in cents). In everyday speech, Finns typically use the partitive form senttiä after numerals to express quantities, as in kaksi senttiä or kolmetoista senttiä. The genitive plural is therefore more common in financial writing, accounting terms, or lexical discussions of the currency.

Forms and related terms: The base form is sentti. Common inflections include senttiä (partitive singular), sentin (genitive singular), sentit (nominative plural), and senttien (genitive plural). The word belongs to Finnish currency vocabulary and is closely tied to the euro, the currency in use in Finland since 2002. Coins and denominations in euros include 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents, as well as higher euro coins, but spoken and written Finnish usually references amounts with numbers and the euro symbol, rather than repeatedly naming senttien in ordinary prices.

See also: sentti, euro, currency in Finland.

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