lapsikohtaisten

Lapsikohtainen is a Finnish adjective meaning child-specific or related to children. The form lapsikohtaiset is the nominative plural, while lapsikohtaisten is the genitive plural (and is also used with nouns in other cases when those nouns are in the genitive plural). In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so lapsikohtaisten appears whenever the associated noun is in genitive plural, for example in phrases such as lapsikohtaisten ohjelmien tai lapsikohtaisten tutkimusten tulokset.

The term is formed from lapsi, meaning child, and kohtainen, meaning related to or characteristic of. It is part of a broader pattern in Finnish where compounds and adjectives describe relation or applicability, similar to other relational adjectives used in formal writing. Lapsikohtainen/lapsikohtaiset is widely understood in contexts where material, policies, or services are tailored to or concerned with children.

Usagewise, lapsikohtaiset tai lapsikohtaiset ohjelmat is common in public policy, education, healthcare, and research to indicate provisions or findings aimed at children. For example, lapsikohtaisen tutkimuksen tulokset refer to the results of a child-specific study, while lapsikohtaisten ohjelmien kehittäminen denotes the development of child-specific programs. The exact inflection depends on the grammatical role of the noun it modifies.

Overall, lapsikohtaiset is a standard Finnish descriptive term used to denote elements designed for or about children, with lapsikoisten serving as the genitive plural form in appropriate constructions. See also related terms such as lapsilähtöinen (child-centered) and kohtainen usage in similar grammatical contexts.