keskikokoista
keskikokoista is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective keskikokoinen, meaning “of medium size” or “medium-sized.” It is used to describe a noun that is in the partitive case, often indicating an indefinite quantity or a non-countable amount.
Finnish adjectives decline for number and case. Keskikokoinen has several forms, for example:
- Nominative singular: keskikokoinen
- Partitive singular: keskikokoista
- Genitive singular: keskikokoisen
- Nominative plural: keskikokoiset
- Partitive plural: keskikokoisia
keskikokoista is therefore the form you use before a noun in the partitive case, such as in
keskikokoista describes objects or substances that are neither small nor large. It is common in product
- Keskikokoista leipää kuin tätä en tarvitse. (I don’t need medium-sized bread like this.)
- Koirat jaettiin kolmeen kokoluokkaan: pienet, keskikokoiset ja suuret.
- Ostin keskikokoista kahvia. (I bought medium-sized coffee.)
The word emphasizes a size category relative to a defined standard or comparison.
The adjective derives from keskikoko, meaning “middle size,” with the common Finnish suffix -inen to form
Finnish adjectives, keskikokoinen, size descriptors in Finnish.