pöydän

Pöydän is the genitive singular form of pöytä, the Finnish word for table. It marks possession or association and is used in noun phrases such as pöydän pinta (the table’s surface) or pöydän jalka (the table leg). It also appears in spatial and relational phrases with postpositions, for example pöydän päällä (on the table), pöydän alla (under the table), or at the table in the sense of being seated there (pöydän ääressä).

Usage and grammar

In Finnish, the genitive case is formed by adding the suffix -n to the base noun. Therefore pöytä becomes pöydän in the genitive singular. This form is used with both definite and indefinite nouns to show ownership or association, and it combines with postpositions to describe location or relation to the table. Common collocations include pöydän päällä, pöydän alla, pöydän ääressä, and pöydän ympäri (around the table).

Examples

- Pöydän päällä on kirja. A book is on the table.

- Hän istuu pöydän ääressä. He sits at the table.

- Pöydän jalka on vahingoittunut. The table leg is damaged.

Notes

Pöydän serves as a clear example of Finnish genitive formation, a suffixal system that indicates possession or association rather than a separate article. The genitive singular pöydän contrasts with pöytää (partitive singular) and pöydät (nominative plural), illustrating Finnish noun declension patterns.

See also

pöytä, Finnish grammar, genitive case in Finnish.