hahmojen

Hahmojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun hahmo, which means a character in a story, film, game, or other narrative. The form is used to indicate possession or association by multiple characters, as in phrases such as hahmojen taustat (the backstories of the characters) or hahmojen motivaatiot (the motivations of the characters).

Grammar: Hahmo follows standard Finnish inflection. The plural nominative is hahmot; the genitive singular is hahmon, and the genitive plural is hahmojen. In noun phrases, hahmojen typically precedes the noun it modifies, as in elokuvan hahmojen taustat (the backstories of the film’s characters) or hahmojen kehitys (the development of the characters).

Usage: The term appears in literary and media analysis to refer to aspects of more than one character, such as hahmojen välinen dynamiikka (the dynamics between the characters), hahmojen kehitys (character development), or hahmojen motivaatiot (the characters’ motivations). It is a neutral, descriptive construct used in criticism, summaries, and discussion about narrative ensembles.

Notes: Hahmojen is a regular genitive plural form and illustrates Finnish possession for multiple entities. Learners should distinguish it from genitive singular hahmon and from other possessive forms, keeping in mind the typical word order in Finnish noun phrases involving multiple characters.