tableteja

Tabletteja is the Finnish partitive plural form of the noun tabletti, a loanword used for both a medicinal tablet and a tablet computer. In Finnish, tabletti refers to a small, portable object and can denote either a pill or an electronic device, depending on context. The plural form tabletteja appears in sentences where the quantity is indefinite, or after negation, which is a common feature of Finnish grammar.

Etymology and usage notes: The word tabletti is a loanword, most likely derived from Swedish tablett, aligning with similar terms in other Nordic languages for both pills and tablets. The form tabletteja specifically marks the partitive plural, used with verbs that require an indefinite object or with negation. Examples include "Ostan tabletteja" (I buy tablets), "Minulla on tabletteja" (I have tablets), and "En osta tabletteja" (I do not buy tablets). The same plural form can refer to tablets in a medical sense (pills) or to electronic tablets, with the intended meaning clarified by surrounding words.

Grammatical role: In Finnish, the partitive case is used for non-countable quantities, ongoing actions, or when the exact number is not specified. Therefore tabletteja is a flexible plural form that enables statements about any number of tablets without specifying quantity, and it often appears in everyday speech and writing.

See also: tabletti, Finnish grammar, partitive case.