kriteereiden

Kriteereiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun kriteereet, which is one plural variant of the word kriteeri meaning criterion or standard used for assessment. In standard Finnish the common singular is kriteeri, the most common plural is kriteerit, and another widely used plural form is kriteereet. Consequently, kriteereiden expresses “of the criteria” or “to the criteria” when referring to multiple criteria in contexts such as evaluation, selection, or specification.

In practice, kriteereiden appears in phrases that relate to criteria themselves or to actions connected with them. For example, kriteereiden mukaan means “according to the criteria,” kriteereiden täyttyminen refers to the fulfillment of the criteria, and kriteereiden asettaminen denotes the process of setting or defining the criteria. The choice between kriteerien and kriteereiden depends on which plural form of kriteeri is being used as the base; kriteerien is the genitive plural of kriteerit, while kriteereiden is the genitive plural of kriteereet.

Kriteereiden is common in formal writing, such as educational guidelines, procurement documents, research protocols, and quality-assurance reports, where precise reference to multiple criteria is required. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer the more common plural kriteerit, leading to phrases like kriteerien mukaan rather than kriteereiden mukaan. Nevertheless, kriteereiden remains a valid and frequently encountered form in Finnish.