Sijojen

Sijojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun sija, which means place, seat, or position. It is used to refer to multiple places in a possessive or relational sense, such as in the phrases "sijojen määrä" (the number of places) and "sijojen jako" (the allocation of places).

Grammar and formation: In Finnish, sijojen is the genitive plural form, indicating possession or relation to another noun. It is formed from the base sija with the genitive plural suffix -ojen. This form appears when describing quantities or distributions related to several places or seats.

Usage and examples: Sijojen käyttö occurs in contexts such as education, housing, and event planning. Examples include "Sijojen määrä on rajoitettu" (The number of places is limited) and "Sijojen jako tapahtuu arvonnalla" (The allocation of places takes place by lottery). The phrase "sijojen varaaminen" can mean reserving seats or slots, while "paikkojen sijojen" is a construction you might encounter in formal writing when discussing locations or positions of seating or roles.

Related forms and notes: The base noun sija has the nominative plural sijat and the partitive forms such as sijoja. Sijojen functions similarly to other Finnish genitive plurals, marking quantity or distribution across multiple places. In normal usage, sijojen appears most often in compound phrases or when the exact count or allocation of places is being described.

See also: Finnish grammar; sija; sijat; sijoja.