Suureita

Suureita is a Finnish adjective form meaning large or great. It is the partitive plural form of the word suuri, which is used to describe plural nouns in the partitive case. In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and the partitive plural is commonly used when the noun is indefinite, uncountable, or quantified in a non-definite way.

The form suur e ita? No.

Examples of usage include phrases such as suureita mahdollisuuksia (great opportunities), suureita haasteita (large challenges), and suureita kysymyksiä (significant questions). These constructions are typically used in contexts that emphasize magnitude, importance, or extent, and they often appear with verbs expressing possession, existence, or occurrence, such as on (is/are) or ei ole (is not/are not).

Usage notes:

- Suureita describes plural nouns in the partitive case, for example, suuria/ suuria haasteita. The choice between nominative plural (suuret) and partitive plural (suureita) depends on syntactic role and meaning, not on the adjective alone.

- The partitive form is common in sentences about quantities, possibilities, or indefinite amounts, particularly after verbs like olla or olla negated.

Etymology and related forms:

- Suuri is a basic Finnic adjective meaning large; suur- forms appear across Finnic languages. Suureita is the standard partitive plural form used with plural nouns.

See also: Finnish grammar, Finnish adjectives, Partitive case.