kalliset

Kalliset is the plural form of the Finnish adjective kallis, meaning expensive or costly. It is used to describe plural nouns or to refer to a group of expensive items. In ordinary sentences, Finnish adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so kalliset appears when the modified noun is plural in the nominative or accusative. For example, kalliset kengät means “the expensive shoes,” and kalliset tavarat means “the expensive goods.”

In predicative constructions with the verb olla (to be), kalliset can appear as the complement of the subject, as in Nämä kengät ovat kalliset. Depending on emphasis and grammatical case, other inflected forms of the adjective may occur, such as kallisia or kalliita, in different sentence structures or with different nouns.

The word originates from the Finnish adjective kallis and is widely used in everyday language, advertising, and media to denote high price or value. It is not a proper noun and does not denote a specific person, place, or organization in standard usage. The form kalliset illustrates Finnish adjective agreement with number and case, reflecting how descriptive words modify nouns in Finnish syntax. See also kallis for related forms and usage.