adjektiiivisten

Adjektiiivisten is a Finnish grammar term referring to the genitive plural form of the adjective adjektiivinen, which means “adjectival.” In Finnish, adjectives of the -inen type decline like other adjectives, so their genitive plural form is adjektiivisten. This form is used when the adjective functions as a modifier for a plural noun in the genitive case, or when the adjective itself is part of a noun phrase in which the head noun is in genitive. For example, in the phrase adjektiivisten ominaisuuksien, the word adjektiivisten modifies ominaisuuksien and together they mean “of adjectival properties.”

Morphology and use: The base adjective adjektiivinen declines across cases as follows: nominative singular adjektiivinen, genitive singular adjektiivisen, nominative plural adjektiiviset, genitive plural adjektiivisten. The genitive plural form adjektiivisten is therefore a standard inflection pattern for adjectives of this type and is regularly used in linguistic and grammatical contexts. The form can appear in phrases such as adjektiivisten ominaisuuksien kuvaus (the description of adjectival properties) or in comparisons involving adjectival versus other word classes.

Context and relevance: Adjektiiivisten is most common in academic or descriptive grammar, linguistics, and language-structure discussions. It illustrates how Finnish adjectives agree with the noun they modify and how genitive plural agreement works when the head noun is in genitive. For general writing, tone and register may influence whether speakers use this form, but it remains an established part of standard Finnish morphology.

See also: adjektiivi, adjektiivinen, genitive, finnish grammar, nominal forms.