bändin

Bändin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun bändi, meaning a band or musical group. It is used to express possession or association with a band, as in bändin jäsenet (the band’s members) or bändin musiikki (the band’s music).

Bändi is a loanword from English band, adapted to Finnish phonology with the diacritic ä. The genitive singular is formed by adding the suffix -n, yielding bändin. The genitive plural is bändien. The word is common in everyday Finnish, especially in discussions of pop, rock and other popular music.

Grammatical use: As a possessive form, bändin is used with nouns that follow standard Finnish noun syntax: bändin jäsenet, bändin levy, bändin keikka. It can also appear in headlines and album credits to denote ownership or affiliation.

Related terms and alternatives: A related word is yhtye, whose genitive is yhtyeen; while bändi often emphasizes a popular group or brand, yhtye is a more general term for a musical ensemble. Other connected words include muusikot (musicians) and musiikki (music).

See also: bändi, yhtye, musiikki.