suurkaupungin

Suurkaupungin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun suurkaupunki, which means a metropolis or a large city. The word denotes possession or relation to a metropolis and is used to describe attributes, locations, or entities associated with the metropolis, such as suurkaupungin keskusta (the metropolis’ center), suurkaupungin asukkaat (the inhabitants of the metropolis), or suurkaupungin infrastruktuuri (the metropolis’ infrastructure).

In Finnish, the genitive suffix -n marks possession or relation, and in compounds the genitive is attached to the entire word group. Thus suurkaupungin forms part of longer noun phrases without changing the base meaning of suurkaupunki. The usage is common in written Finnish, including urban studies, journalism, planning documents, and governmental reports.

Suurkaupungin is often contrasted with metropoli, another term used to describe a large metropolitan area. While suurkaupunki refers to the city itself, metropoli can refer to the broader metropolitan region or concept. The possessive form suurkaupungin helps express characteristics, dynamics, and institutions related to the metropolis in a concise, syntactically flexible way.

Typical contexts include discussions of population trends, housing, transportation, economic activity, and governance within a metropolitan area. While the word is a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept, it plays a central role in constructing phrases that describe the metropolis and its various components.