kilpailujen

Kilpailujen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun kilpailu, meaning a competition or contest. It signals possession, association, or content related to multiple competitions. For example, kilpailujen säännöt means the rules of the competitions, and kilpailujen voittajat means the winners of the competitions.

In Finnish, the genitive plural is formed with the ending -jen on many nouns that end in -u, as in kilpailu → kilpailujen. This form is used to indicate things belonging to or associated with a set of competitions, such as "the results of the competitions" or "the history of the competitions." It is normally written in lowercase and is not a proper noun unless it appears in a title or at the start of a sentence.

Common phrases with kilpailujen include kilpailujen järjestäminen (organizing the competitions), kilpailujen aikana (during the competitions), and kilpailujen voittajat (the winners of the competitions). The form is versatile and appears in contexts ranging from sports and academic contests to cultural and corporate events.

Etymology notes: kilpailu is a native Finnish noun meaning competition, with kilpailla meaning to compete. The genitive plural kilpailujen is part of standard Finnish noun-inflection patterns and is used to express possession or association with more than one competition. The term is not typically capitalized unless it begins a sentence or appears as part of a proper title.