palkallisia

Palkallisia is a Finnish adjective form meaning paid or remunerated. It is the plural partitive form of palkallinen and is used to describe plural nouns in the partitive case. The form commonly appears in contexts discussing compensation, employment, or other situations where something is paid rather than unpaid.

Morphology and usage: The root palkallinen follows the standard Finnish pattern for adjectives ending in -linen. In the plural partitive, such adjectives take the ending -isia. Examples include palkallisia töitä (paid work), palkallisia lomia (paid holidays), and palkallisia harjoittelijoita (paid interns). In contrast, the nominative plural would be palkalliset, and the partitive singular would be palkallista.

Context and nuance: Palkallisia signals that the described items or activities involve payment. It contrasts with palkattomia (unpaid) or palkaton, and it is frequently found with nouns that are themselves in the partitive due to indefiniteness or a non-countable sense, such as töitä or lomia. The phrase structure typically includes a noun in partitive with the adjective in its plural partitive form, as in palkallisia töitä or palkallisia lomia.

Related forms and alternatives: The base adjective is palkallinen (paid). Related terms include palkka (salary) and palkaton (unpaid). The usage of palkallisia can vary slightly with context, but the key function is to denote remuneration status of a plural noun.