lukemattomia

Lukemattomia is a Finnish adjective form used to describe things that have not been read yet or that are too numerous to count. It stems from the adjective lukematon (not read/unread) and is used with plural nouns in the partitive case. The meaning varies with context, conveying either unread items or, more commonly, a figurative sense of “countless” or “innumerable.”

In practice, lukemattomia is often found in phrases about books, messages, or other items that one has not yet read, as well as in expressions emphasizing great numbers. For example, Minulla on lukemattomia kirjoja can mean I have a large, unread collection of books, while On lukemattomia syitä toimiin means there are countless reasons to act. The form is versatile and appears with nouns such as kirjoja, sähköposteja, viestejä, and syitä, especially after numerals or when indicating quantity.

Grammatically, lukemattomia is the plural partitive form of lukematon. Finnish adjectives agree with their nouns in number and case, so other related forms include lukemattomat (nominative plural), lukemattomien (genitive plural), lukemattomissa (inessive plural), and so on. The word is a standard part of Finnish usage and is common in everyday speech, journalism, and literary writing, used to express both unread status and a sense of abundance.