juoksijan

Juoksijan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun juoksija, which denotes a person who runs or participates in running. In Finnish, the genitive is used to express possession or a close association, akin to the English phrase "the runner's." Juoksijan therefore appears in constructions that relate something to a specific runner.

Etymology and meaning: Juoksija derives from juosta, meaning to run, with the agent-noun suffix -ja/-ija. The term refers to an individual who runs, making juoksija a general label for a runner, athlete, or competitor in running events. The genitive form juoksijan is produced by adding the genitive ending -n to the nominative juoksija, signaling ownership or association.

Usage: Juoksijan is common in sports writing, biographies, and descriptive phrases. It is used to indicate possession or relation, for example: juoksijan harjoittelu (the runner's training), juoksijan tulokset (the runner's results), or juoksijan valmentaja (the runner's coach). Finnish does not assign gender to this noun, so the same form applies regardless of the runner's gender. Other related forms include juoksijaa (partitive singular) and juoksijoiden (genitive plural).

See also: The base noun juoksija covers both male and female runners. The language declines with standard Finnish case endings, so other relevant forms include juoksijat (nominative plural) and juoksijoiden (genitive plural).

Notes: Juoksijan functions as a grammatical form rather than a separate concept; its meaning is determined by context and the associated noun or phrase it modifies.