huonekalua

Huonekalua is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun huonekalu, which means furniture or a piece of furniture. In Finnish, huonekalu refers to a single item such as a chair or a table, while huonekalut is the plural form used for multiple items. The language also provides various cases and numbers, including the partitive singular huonekalua and the plural huonekaluja for the partitive case.

Grammatically, huonekalu belongs to a class of nouns that decline across cases. The nominative singular is huonekalu, the genitive singular is huonekalun, the partitive singular is huonekalua, and the plural forms include huonekalut (nominative plural) and huonekaluja (partitive plural). The choice of form depends on the grammatical role in a sentence, such as subject, object, or when indicating an indefinite quantity.

Usage and meaning: huonekalua as the partitive singular is typically used in constructions that express an unspecified amount or a portion of furniture, often after verbs of quantity or necessity. For example, it can appear in phrases referring to needing or acquiring more furniture, where the partitive signals an indefinite quantity. In more explicit counts, such as listing items, the plural huonekaluja is used. Overall, huonekalua is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical entry, serving to convey non-specific quantity within the broader concept of furniture.

See also: Finnish grammar, huonekalu, huonekalut, huonekalujärjestys.