Toistuvien

Toistuvien is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the genitive plural of the adjective toistuva, meaning recurring or repetitive. In Finnish, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they modify, and in phrases describing recurring phenomena, the adjective often appears in its genitive plural form as toistuvien to match a genitive plural noun such as ilmiöiden or tapausten. The term is commonly encountered in academic and formal language.

In use, toistuvien describes events, phenomena, or conditions that occur repeatedly over time. It appears predominantly in scientific, statistical, or literary contexts where patterns or repetitions are being analyzed. For example, toistuvien ilmiöiden esiintyminen means the occurrence of recurring phenomena, and toistuvien tapausten analyysi refers to the analysis of recurring cases. The construction signals a qualitative or quantitative focus on repetition within a broader subject.

Morphology and related forms: toistuva is the base adjective meaning recurring, with nominative plural form toistuvat and other case forms adapting to the noun they modify. The genitive plural form, toistuvien, is used when the modifying noun is in the genitive plural (for example, toistuvien ilmiöiden). This pattern reflects Finnish agreement rules, where adjectives mirror the case and number of the nouns they describe.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjective inflection, genitive in Finnish, recurring phenomena in research terminology. While common in academic writing, toistuvien is less typical in everyday speech, where more straightforward phrases like toistuvia ilmiöitä or toistuvia tapauksia might be preferred depending on the context.