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päivittäisten

Päivittäisten is a Finnish grammatical form, not a separate noun. It is the genitive plural form of the adjective päivittäinen, which means daily or occurring every day. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so when the noun is in genitive plural, the adjective takes the genitive plural ending, resulting in päivittäisten.

Usage and meaning

Päivittäisten describes a set or group that relates to daily occurrences or routines. It appears in noun

Examples

- päivittäisten tehtävien lista = a list of daily tasks

- päivittäisten tapahtumien seuranta = monitoring of daily events

- päivittäisten tilien saldo = the balance of daily accounts

Relation to other forms

Päivittäisten is often contrasted with päivittäin, the adverb meaning “daily” or “every day.” While päivittäinen and

See also

Finnish adjectives and their case-based inflection

Päivittäinen meaning and usage

Adverbial form päivittäin

phrases
where
both
the
noun
and
its
determiner
are
in
genitive
plural,
or
where
the
noun
itself
is
in
a
case
that
requires
genitive
plural.
Common
contexts
include
descriptions
of
daily
tasks,
daily
reports,
or
daily
events.
its
declined
forms
describe
qualities
of
nouns,
päivittäin
functions
as
an
adverb
modifying
verbs,
adjectives,
or
other
adverbs.