Tekstiä

Tekstiä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun teksti, meaning "text." In Finnish grammar, tekstiä marks an indefinite amount of text or a portion of text, rather than the whole text. It is commonly used with verbs that describe actions involving text, such as writing, reading, or editing, and it also appears in negations to indicate an unspecified amount of text.

Examples include: Kirjoitan tekstiä. Minulla on tekstiä käsiteltävänä. Lukija näki tekstiä. Tekstiä on liikaa. Tekstiä ei ole.

The plural form of teksti is tekstejä, while tekstiä remains the singular partitive. Teksti is a loanword from Latin textus, likely entering Finnish through Swedish or German, and has become a standard term for written content in modern Finnish.

In usage, tekstiä is common across everyday language, literature, journalism, and digital interfaces as the object of actions or references to quantity. The distinction between teksti (nominative/construct baseline) and tekstiä (partitive) is a basic feature of Finnish grammar, reflecting the language’s case and aspect patterns.

Tekstiä can also appear as a proper name or title in brand or project names, though such uses are uncommon and highly context-dependent.