sanoja

Sanoja is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun sana, which means word. In Finnish grammar, sana has several declined forms, and sanoja specifically marks an indefinite quantity of words in the partitive case. The partitive singular form is sanaa, while the nominative plural is sanat; sanoja is the standard form used when referring to an unspecified amount of words.

In use, sanoja appears in contexts where the object is a mass-like collection of words or when expressing an indefinite quantity. Common examples include phrases such as "paljon sanoja" (many words) and "joitakin sanoja" (some words). It can also occur in sentences like "Hän käytti paljon sanoja kuvailessaan tilannetta" (He used many words to describe the situation). The form is typically chosen to reflect the speaker’s sense of non-specific quantity rather than a fixed count.

Sanoja is a basic member of Finnish noun morphology and is closely related to the root sana. It is frequently encountered in language learning, linguistic discussion, and everyday speech when talking about vocabulary, expression, or communication. The term is not a proper noun or a standalone lexical entry beyond its grammatical role, but it is an essential form for describing words in aggregate.

See also: sana, sanat, Finnish grammar, partitive case.