Tapaamisten

Tapaamisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun tapaaminen, which means a meeting or appointment. It is used to express possession or association with multiple meetings, for example in phrases such as tapaamisten aikataulut (the schedules of the meetings) or tapaamisten tarkoitus (the purpose of the meetings).

In everyday spoken Finnish, people usually refer to meetings with the nominative plural tapaamiset rather than using the genitive plural, unless the sentence requires a possessor or a broader, formal construction. Tapaamisten is therefore most common in written or official contexts where the focus is on the meetings as a group or on what belongs to them.

Origin and usage context: The base noun tapaaminen is formed from the verb tavata (to meet) and the noun-forming suffix -minen. The genitive plural tapaamisten appears in official or analytical writing, contracts, and academic texts when describing multiple meetings as a group or when attributing properties to them.

Grammatical note: The form functions as a genitive modifier and is not typically used as the main subject. Examples: “Tapaamisten aikataulut ovat tiukat” (The schedules of the meetings are tight) and “Tapaamisten järjestäminen vaatii huolellisuutta” (Organizing the meetings requires careful planning).

See also: tapaaminen, tavata, kohtaaminen.