tekemisten

Tekemisten is a Finnish grammatical form used to denote possession or relation to multiple doings or acts. It is the genitive plural of the noun tekemiset, which means doings or acts. In English-language descriptions the contrast is often captured with a possessive construction, such as the doings' effects. Tekemisten is primarily a grammatical marker rather than a standalone lexical item, and it appears mainly in formal or analytical Finnish.

The base noun is tekeminen (the act of doing) and its plural tekemiset (doings). The form tekemisten marks the genitive plural, indicating “of the doings.” Common collocations include tekemisten vaikutukset (the effects of the doings), tekemisten tarkoitus (the purpose of the doings), and tekemisten moninaisuus (the diversity of the doings). In everyday speech Finns typically use more concrete expressions, but tekemisten remains standard in linguistic, philosophical, or legal contexts when referring to multiple actions as a category.

Finnish grammar note: The use of tekemisten illustrates how Finnish uses genitive plural to connect a group of actions to another noun or adjective. The form is part of the noun tekemiset and shows how the language encodes relationships between actions and their properties. See also Tekeminen, Tekemiset, Finnish grammar.