Supermarketin

Supermarketin is the Finnish genitive singular form of the English loanword supermarket. In Finnish, when a foreign term referring to a place or organization serves to express possession or association, it often takes the genitive suffix -in, resulting in forms like supermarketin to mean “the supermarket’s” or “of the supermarket.”

Usage and examples

Commonly, supermarketin is used to describe items or attributes belonging to or associated with a particular supermarket. For example: supermarketin hyllyt (the supermarket’s shelves), supermarketin kampanjat (the supermarket’s promotions), supermarketin valikoima (the supermarket’s range). The form signals ownership or relation rather than a generic store noun.

Plural and related forms

The plural possessive form is supermarketien, used when referring to more than one supermarket. For instance: supermarketien hinnat and supermarketien valikoimat. Finnish also has native possessive constructions, but the genitive -in form is typical for many foreign loanwords denoting institutions, brands, or established names.

Origins and usage context

Supermarket is a relatively recent loanword in Finnish, adopted to describe modern retail formats. The genitive -in suffix aligns with Finnish grammar for writing possessive relationships with foreign terms. In practice, supermarketin appears frequently in retail journalism, marketing materials, and everyday speech when distinguishing characteristics or ownership tied to a particular supermarket.

Notes

Supermarketin differs from older Finnish possessive patterns tied to native words, but it follows standard Finnish genitive formation rules for loanwords. It is a useful construction for concise descriptions of ownership, affiliation, or attribution related to supermarkets in Finnish.