Sosiaalisten

Sosiaalisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective sosiaalinen, meaning “social.” It is used to modify a plural noun in the genitive case, indicating a relationship, ownership, or association with social aspects. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so the base form sosiaalinen becomes sosiaalisten when the noun is plural and in the genitive.

Common uses include phrases that refer to social aspects or domains, such as sosiaalisten suhteiden kehittäminen (the development of social relations), sosiaalisten tieteiden tutkimus (the study of social sciences), and sosiaalisten palvelujen rahoitus (financing of social services). The form can appear in various contexts where plural nouns in the genitive are involved, for example sosiaalisten ryhmien oikeudet (the rights of social groups) or sosiaalisten kysymysten ratkaiseminen (solving social issues).

Notes and related forms: sosiaalisten should not be confused with sosialistien, which is the genitive plural of the noun sosialisti meaning “socialist.” The two are distinct in meaning and usage. The word sosiaalisten is derived from the root sosiaali- with the adjectival suffix -nen; its plural genitive ending is -isten, reflecting its role as an attributive adjective in genitive plural constructions.