massiivisten

Massiivisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective massiivinen, meaning massive or bulky. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number, case and attributes, and the genitive plural ending for -inen adjectives is typically -isten. Therefore massiivinen becomes massiivisten when describing multiple nouns in the genitive plural.

Use and function

Massiivisten appears in phrases where the overall noun phrase is in the genitive plural, often to express relationships like “of massive X” or to describe a set of objects that themselves are plural in genitive form. For example, massiivisten rakennusten julkisivut means “the facades of massive buildings,” where rakennusten is genitive plural and julkisivut is nominative plural.

Examples

- massiivisten talojen ympäristö (the surroundings of massive houses)

- massiivisten rakennusten julkisivut (the facades of massive buildings)

- massiivisen rakennuksen julkisivu (genitive singular: the facade of a massive building)

Related forms and notes

- Other forms of massiivinen include massiivinen (nominative singular), massiivisen (genitive singular), massiivisia (partitive plural), and massiiviset (nominative plural).

- The form massiivisten is typical of type -inen adjectives in the genitive plural and is used regardless of the gender or animacy of the noun.

See also

Finnish grammar, especially the declension of adjectives in -inen and the use of genitive in noun phrases.