kahtakymmentä

kahtakymmentä is a Finnish word referring to the number twenty. It is the genitive or partitive case of the number kaksikymmentä, which means twenty. In Finnish grammar, case endings are crucial for indicating the function of a word in a sentence. The genitive case is often used to show possession or a relationship, while the partitive case is used for incomplete or indefinite quantities. Therefore, kahtakymmentä would appear in sentences where "of twenty" or "some twenty" is being implied. For example, "kaksi kahtakymmentä ihmistä" could translate to "two of twenty people" or "twenty people" depending on the context and the preceding noun. Understanding the grammatical function of case endings like those in kahtakymmentä is essential for comprehending and constructing grammatically correct Finnish sentences. The base form of the number is kaksikymmentä.