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kokoelmien

Kokoelmien is a Finnish grammatical form that represents the genitive plural of kokoelma, meaning collection. It is used to indicate possession or a relationship to more than one collection, for example when describing the contents, value, or management of several collections.

In Finnish, the genitive plural suffix -ien is used after a noun to show belonging or association

Kokoelmien можна be contrasted with kokoelmat, the nominative plural meaning “collections” as a subject or topic. For

Usage notes:

- Kokoelmien denotes ownership or relation to multiple collections, and it commonly appears in academic, museum, and

- It can modify nouns that describe attributes of the collections, such as arvo (value), koko (size/extent),

See also: kokoelma, kokoelmat.

with
multiple
items.
Therefore
kokoelmien
is
used
in
phrases
such
as
“kokoelmien
arvo”
(the
value
of
the
collections),
“kokoelmien
hallinta”
(the
management
of
the
collections)
and
“kokoelmien
sisältö”
(the
contents
of
the
collections).
The
form
helps
distinguish
possession
by
a
group
of
collections
from
the
bare
plural
subject.
example,
“Kokoelmat
ovat
laajoja”
uses
kokoelmat,
while
“Kokoelmien
arvo
on
kasvanut”
uses
kokoelmien
to
express
possession.
library
contexts.
sisältö
(contents),
tai
hakutoiminnot
(search
functions)
in
a
possessive
sense.