kielikohtaisten

Kielikohtaisten is a Finnish grammatical form related to the adjective kielikohtainen, which means language-specific or pertaining to a particular language. The term itself is not a separate concept but a inflected form used in sentences to show possession or relation to multiple language-specific items.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. The basic adjective forms include kielikohtaiset (nominative plural) and kielikohtaiset as the base plural, while kielikohtaisten is the genitive plural form. This means that kielikohtaisten is used when referencing something belonging to or associated with several language-specific items, for example in phrases describing multiple language-specific terms or guidelines.

Common usage appears in contexts such as localization, linguistics, education, and policy discussions, where distinctions between languages are important. Examples:

- Kielikohtaisten termien merkitys voi vaihdella kielen mukaan. (The meanings of language-specific terms may vary by language.)

- Käytämme kielikohtaisten ohjeiden mukaan toimivaa ohjelmistoa. (We use software that operates according to language-specific guidelines.)

Etymology-wise, the form derives from kieli (language) and kohtainen (pertaining to). The construction reflects Finnish tendency to form compounds that express detalied relations, with inflection adjusting to grammatical case and number.

See also: kielikohtainen, kielikohtaiset, Finnish adjective declension, genitive plural forms in Finnish.