kirjeitä

Kirjeitä is the plural form of the Finnish noun kirje, meaning letters or written messages. In Finnish, kirje refers to a message sent from one person to another, traditionally by postal mail, though it can also denote letters exchanged privately or kept for record. The word kirje is used in both personal and formal contexts, from pen-pal correspondence to business letters.

Morphology and examples of use are important in Finnish. The basic plural nominative is kirjeet (the letters). The form kirjeitä is the plural partitive, used with verbs that describe an indefinite quantity or ongoing action, such as “Olen saanut kirjeitä” (I have received letters) or “Kirjeitä kirjoitetaan paljon internetin aikakaudellakin” (Many letters are written, even in the internet era). Other case forms include kirjeessä (in the letter) and kirjeisiin (to the letters), reflecting Finnish’s extensive case system.

Usage and context. Traditionally, kirjeitä referred to letters sent by post, written on paper and delivered by postal services. In modern Finnish, kirjeitä can still denote postal letters, but the term can also appear in historical or archival discussions, or in literary or nostalgic contexts. The rise of email and digital messaging has reduced daily reliance on physical letters, yet kirjeitä remains a common topic in language about epistolary writing, pen pal relationships, and archival collections.

See also. See also kirjeenvaihto (letter correspondence), kirjeenkirjoitus (letter writing), and sähköposti (email).