agenttien

Agenttien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun agentti, meaning "the agents" or "of the agents." It is used in contexts where ownership or association belongs to more than one agent. For example, agenttien auto means "the agents' car," and agenttien toiminta can be translated as "the agents' activities."

Morphology and usage notes:

Agentti is a loanword in Finnish, commonly used to refer to a person acting on behalf of someone else. The genitive singular form is agentin, while the genitive plural form is agenttien. The noun is part of Finnish inflection patterns that produce -tien for the genitive plural in many -tti ending words. Finnish has no articles, so agenttien simply marks plurality and possession through this suffix.

Examples:

- Agenttien auto on pysäköity kadulle. (The agents' car is parked on the street.)

- He ovat seuranneet agenttien suunnitelmia. (They have followed the agents' plans.)

Etymology:

Agentti derives from the word agent and has entered Finnish through loanword pathways, likely involving other European languages. The genitive plural suffix -tien follows standard Finnish noun inflection rules for forming possession with multiple entities.

See also:

Finnish grammar, genitive case, agentti.