nykyisten

Nykyisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective nykyinen, which means current or present-day. It is used to indicate possession or association with the “current ones” when the head noun is in the genitive or when forming a noun phrase that expresses ownership or relation. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so nykyisten corresponds to plural nouns in the genitive case.

Common usage involves phrases such as “nykyisten työntekijöiden oikeudet” (the rights of current employees) or “nykyisten asiakkaiden palaute” (the feedback from current customers). The form signals that the referenced group or items are part of the present period or status, as opposed to past or future groups. Nykyisten is typically found in formal or written contexts, including journalism, academic writing, and official reports.

Related forms include nykyiset (nominative plural, e.g., nykyiset työntekijät), nykyisen (genitive singular), nykyistä (partitive singular), and nykyisiä (partitive plural). The base nyk- root appears in other terms such as nykyaika (present day) and nykyaikainen (modern, up-to-date), illustrating the semantic field of time and contemporaneity.

Notes on usage: since nykyisten is an inflected form, it is not a standalone noun and is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. Its primary function is to modify a noun in genitive plural, framing discussion around present-day members or elements.