käynnit

Käynti is a Finnish noun that denotes the act of going to see someone or visiting a place. The plural form käynnit is used when referring to more than one visit. The concept is closely related to synonyms such as vierailu, and it is commonly used in everyday language to describe scheduled or past visits to people, institutions, or locations.

Etymology and grammar: Käynti derives from the verb käydä, meaning “to go” or “to visit.” It is a nominalized form created with the typical -nt- suffix. The word follows standard Finnish inflection. For example, singular: nominative käynti, genitive käynnin, partitive käyntiä; plural: nominative käynnit, genitive käyntien, partitive käyntejä.

Usage: Käynti is most often used to talk about visits to people or places. Common contexts include visits to a doctor or other service providers, and visits to friends or relatives. Examples: “Minulla on tänään kaksi käyntiä lääkärin vastaanotolla.” (“I have two visits to the doctor today.”) “Käynti museossa on mukava päiväohjelma.” (“A visit to the museum is a nice day activity.”) In more formal or bureaucratic language, käynnit can refer to multiple scheduled visits or rounds, and its plural form käynnit is then used as the subject or object of a sentence.

Notes: For nuance, käynti is often preferred when speaking of a visit in a social or habitual sense, while vierailu is a close synonym that may be used in slightly more formal contexts. The word’s exact meaning can vary with case and surrounding words, but its core sense remains the act of visiting someone or somewhere.