huonot

Huonot is the plural nominative form of the Finnish adjective huono, meaning bad or not good. It is used to describe plural nouns, for example huonot uutiset (bad news) or huonot olosuhteet (poor conditions). In Finnish, adjectives decline to match the noun in number and case, so huono becomes huonot in the nominative plural, with related forms such as huonon (singular genitive) and huonojen (plural genitive), huonoa (singular partitive), and huonoja (plural partitive). The comparative form is huonompi and the superlative huonoin.

Usage guidance: Huonot is typically used attributively with a noun, as in Huonot uutiset leviävät nopeasti (Bad news spreads quickly). It can also appear predicatively to describe a plural subject: Nämä uutiset ovat huonot (These news are bad/not good). The term covers a range from low quality to unfavorable outcomes and can describe objects, situations, or performances. When describing people, huono can carry criticism, but the tone depends on context; in formal or polite language, stronger judgments may be avoided.

Etymology and related forms: The word is related to the base huono, which forms the degrees huonompi and huonoin for comparison. Finnish adjectives do not reflect gender, and huonot is used regardless of the perceived gender of the nouns it modifies.

See also: huono, Finnish adjectives, Finnish grammar.