ongelmia

Ongelmia is the plural form of the Finnish noun ongelma, meaning problems or difficulties. It is used to refer to multiple issues in everyday language as well as in more formal contexts, and it can describe both concrete faults and more abstract troubles. The word is common in discussions of work, technology, science, and personal life.

The form ongelmia is the partitive plural, which Finnish uses after verbs of existence or possession and in contexts describing an indefinite quantity of problems. For example: Minulla on ongelmia töissä. Useita ongelmia ilmeni. Uusimmassa ohjelmistopäivityksessä ilmeni useita ongelmia. These patterns show how ongelmia often functions as the object of a statement about how many problems exist or are being dealt with, typically in an ongoing or partial sense.

In translation, ongelmia corresponds to "problems," "difficulties," or "issues" in English, with nuances depending on context. It is also common in technical language to refer to software bugs or faults as ongelmia, such as "löytyi useita ohjelmiston ongelmia."

Related forms include ongelmat (nominative plural, meaning “the problems”) and ongelma (singular, meaning “the problem”). Usage is straightforward in most Finnish prose and dialogue, making ongelmia a frequent term in discussions of challenges or obstacles across domains.