puolikokoisia

Puolikokoisia is the partitive plural form of the Finnish adjective puolikokoinen, meaning half-sized or smaller than standard. It describes plural nouns in contexts where the quantity or size is not treated as a whole object, such as portions, pieces, or items offered in reduced size. The base form is puolikokoinen; the declined forms include puolikokoisen (singular genitive), puolikokoiset (plural nominative), and puolikokoisia (plural partitive). The partitive plural is used with indefinite quantities or in statements about items in a non-specified amount.

Usage and context: Puolikokoisia is common in consumer language, product descriptions, menus, packaging, and design discussions. It often appears after verbs that imply distribution or selling, for example, Puolikokoisia annoksia tarjotaan lounaalla (Half-sized portions are offered at lunch) or Puolikokoisia astioita on valikoimassa (There are half-sized dishes in the selection).

Etymology and form: The word is formed from puoli (half) and koko (size) with the adjective suffix -inen. The construction parallels other Finnish adjectives that describe relative size. When referring to a single object, the corresponding form is puolikokoinen; for a few objects in a non-specified amount, you use puolikokoisia in the context of a plural noun in the partitive case.

Examples:

- Puolikokoisia annoksia tarjotaan ravintoloissa.

- Hyllyllä on puolikokoisia astioita.

- Ostin puolikokoisia kirjoja matkustamista varten.