Tärkeimpien

Tärkeimpien is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the genitive plural of the adjective tärkein, meaning the most important. It is used to modify a noun in genitive and to express that something belongs to or concerns the most important items, matters, or issues within a larger noun phrase.

Morphology and usage

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Tärkein denotes the superlative “the most important.” Its genitive plural form is tärkeimpien, which accompanies a head noun in genitive plural. A typical construction is tärkeimpien + [noun in genitive plural], for example tärkeimpien asioiden, meaning “of the most important matters.” The full phrase is used to describe priorities or to indicate that something concerns the most important aspects.

Common contexts

- Written and formal Finnish, such as reports, analyses, and journalism.

- Phrases describing priorities, planning, or prioritization of tasks and issues.

Examples

- Tämän raportin painopiste on tärkeimpien asioiden ratkaiseminen. (The focus of this report is the solving of the most important matters.)

- Tärkeimpien asioiden lista julkaistiin, ja sen pohjalta tehtiin päätökset. (The list of the most important things was published, and decisions were made based on it.)

- Keskustelun tärkeimpien asioiden huomioiminen on olennaista projektin menestykselle. (Paying attention to the most important matters in the discussion is essential for the project’s success.)

Related forms

Tärkeimpien is one of several inflected forms of tärkein. Other relevant forms include tärkeimmät (nominative plural, “the most important ones”) and tärkeimpiä (partitive plural, used with other constructions). In everyday speech, people may substitute with broader phrases, but tärkeimpien remains standard in precise or formal contexts.