aloituksia

Aloituksia is the plural partitive form of aloitus, a Finnish noun that means the start, initiation, or commencement of something. The word comes from the verb aloittaa, meaning to begin or commence, with the nominalizing suffix -itus. In general use aloitus refers to the act or process of starting a project, event, or sequence.

Uses of aloitus can be broad. In everyday language it denotes the initiation of actions, programs, or events, such as the start of a workflow or the first phase of a project. In sports and games, aloitus is commonly used for the start of play or a face-off, and aloituksia can refer to multiple such starts across games or periods. In computing or technology, aloitus may describe a startup or initialization process of a device or software. It is important to distinguish aloitus from aloite, the noun for proposals or motions; aloite (and its plural aloitteet) is the term used for formal initiatives in legislative or organizational contexts, whereas aloitus focuses on beginnings rather than proposals.

Grammatical notes: aloitus declines like other Finnish nouns, and aloituksia functions as the partitive plural form, used with verbs that require a partitive object or in negative constructions. Common collocations include aloitusvaihe (initial phase) and aloitushetki (moment of start). In most formal writing, contexts are clarified by choosing more precise terms depending on whether one means a beginning, an initiation, or a proposal.

See also: alku, aloite, aloitusvaihe.