jälkimmäisiä

jälkimmäisiä is the partitive plural form of the Finnish word "jälkimmäinen". "Jälkimmäinen" translates to "the latter" or "the second of two" in English. Therefore, "jälkimmäisiä" refers to "the latter ones" or "the second ones" when discussing a group of two or more items or people previously mentioned.

This word is used to distinguish between two or more entities. For example, if a sentence mentions two options, "jälkimmäisiä" would refer to the second of those options. Its usage is purely grammatical, indicating a position in a sequence or a distinction between sets of items. It is a common inflection in Finnish, appearing in various grammatical cases. The word itself is derived from "jälki," meaning "trace" or "after," implying something that comes later. It is important to understand the context in which "jälkimmäisiä" is used to correctly interpret its meaning. Without prior mention of the items or concepts it refers to, "jälkimmäisiä" would be meaningless.