Todellisten

Todellisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective todellinen, meaning real or genuine. It is used to modify a noun that is in the genitive plural, or to form phrases such as “of real ….” For example: todellisten tapahtumien kuvaus (the description of real events) and todellisten ihmisten tarinoita (stories of real people). The form shows that Finnish adjectives decline for number and case, but not for gender, and there are no articles in Finnish.

In usage, todellisten appears in noun phrases where the head noun is in the genitive plural. This includes contexts where one distinguishes real or genuine things from mere appearances, or when specifying properties tied to real instances. Examples include todellisten arvojen määrittely (the definition of real values) and todellisten olosuhteiden tarkastelu (the examination of real circumstances). Because Finnish relies on case endings rather than prepositions to encode relationships, todellisten often appears immediately before the noun it modifies, with the noun itself in a corresponding genitive form.

Etymology and relation: todellinen derives from todellisuus, meaning reality; the adjective shares the same root. The pair todellinen and todellisuus are common in Finnish discourse, especially in discussions about truth, authenticity, or factual accuracy.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, genitive case, morphology of Finnish adjectives.