poikia

Poikia is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun poika, meaning “boys.” It is used in contexts where the partitive case is required or when referring to an indeterminate portion or group of boys. For example, näen poikia translates to “I see some boys.”

In Finnish, poika (boy) declines as poika (nominative), pojan (genitive singular), poikaa (partitive singular), and poikien (genitive plural). The corresponding plural partitive form is poikia. This form is commonly found in sentences that do not specify an exact number of boys or that describe an unspecified group. The presence of the partitive indicates partiality or indefiniteness, rather than a precise count. For numerical expressions, other cases may be used; for instance, kaksi poikaa uses the partitive singular pojaa after the numeral.

Beyond grammar, poikia does not function as an independent concept in English-language usage; it is primarily encountered within Finnish grammar and language study. It can appear in everyday speech and writing wherever the speaker refers to “some boys” or to a non-specific group of boys. Related terms include poika (boy) and other Finnish noun forms such as pojan, poikaa, and poikien, which illustrate typical Finnic inflection patterns.

See also: poika, poikanen, Finnish language inflection.