päivämäärän

Päivämäärän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun päivämäärä, which means a calendar date. In Finnish, päivämäärä refers to a specific day on the calendar, not a length of time. The genitive form päivämäärän is used to indicate possession or a close relationship between the date and another noun, for example in phrases like päivämäärän vahvistaminen (the confirmation of the date) or päivämäärän muutos (the change of the date). This form is common in both everyday language and formal or administrative writing.

Päivämäärä is a compound word built from päivä (day) and määrä (measure/amount), literally describing the “measure of the day.” The genitive suffix -n attaches to the entire compound, producing päivämäärän. The plural form is päivämäärät, and the genitive plural is päivämäärien. These forms are standard across Finnish grammar and are used to construct noun phrases with other heads or possessors.

Usage notes: In practice, päivämäärä is often used in nominative when simply naming a date (esim. sovittu päivämäärä on 15. kesäkuuta 2025). Päivämäärän appears when the date is a possessed or relational element within a larger noun phrase (esim. asiakirjan päivämäärän vahvistus, changes to the document’s date). The word is common in official forms, contracts, schedules, and event notices, and it follows typical Finnish case and word-building rules.

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