kaapin

Kaapin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun kaappi, which means cabinet or cupboard. It is used to express possession or association with a cabinet and appears in noun phrases such as kaapin ovi (the cabinet’s door) or kaapin päällä (on top of the cabinet).

In addition to indicating ownership, kaapin combines with other nouns to form common expressions. Examples include kaappini (my cabinet), kaappisi (your cabinet), and kaappinsa (his/her/its cabinet). These possessive forms attach to kaappi as part of Finnish possessive morphology. The word kaappi itself belongs to standard everyday vocabulary and is widely used in homes, workplaces, and descriptions of furniture.

Kaapin is also used in phrases that describe location relative to the cabinet. For instance, kaapissa means in the cabinet, and kaapin takana means behind the cabinet. Such constructions typically rely on the appropriate case form of kaappi rather than on kaapin alone.

Related terms and compounds frequently appear in instruction manuals, product listings, and everyday speech. Examples include kaapin ovet (cabinet doors), kaapin sisustus (cabinet interior), and kaapin syvyys (cabinet depth). The form kaapin is specifically the genitive singular, while other inflected forms provide the broader range of meaning needed to describe ownership, location, and relationship to the cabinet.

See also: Finnish grammar, kaappi, possessive forms in Finnish.