hevosia

Hevosia is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun hevonen, meaning horses. In Finnish, this form is used to refer to an undefined or indefinite quantity of horses and appears in sentences where the object is not specified or when the verb requires a partitive object.

The partitive plural hevosia contrasts with the nominative plural hevoset and with other grammatical cases of the word. In practice, you typically use hevosia when talking about an unspecified number or a noncountable quantity, such as “some horses” or “many horses.” With counting, Finnish generally uses the partitive singular, as in kaksi hevosta (two horses) and kolme hevosta, while the plural form hevosia is common with words like paljon, useita, or monia, e.g., paljon hevosia (many horses) or useita hevosia (several horses).

Usage notes:

- Standard direct object with indefinite quantity: Näen hevosia. (I see horses.)

- Possession or quantity with modifiers: Minulla on useita hevosia. (I have several horses.)

- Negation or negative contexts often use the partitive: En näe hevosia. (I don’t see any horses.)

Related terms:

- hevonen: horse (singular)

- hevoset: nominative plural (the horses)

- partitiivinen: partitive case, the grammatical category governing hevosia

Overall, hevosia is a common, neutral grammatical form used to express non-specific or non-countable quantities of horses in Finnish.