teräksisten

Teräksisten is a Finnish word that functions as the genitive plural form of the adjective teräksinen, meaning "steel-made" or "made of steel." The base teräksinen comes from teräs, meaning steel, with the common adjective suffix -inen, which forms descriptors of material or quality. Teräksisten is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural in a sentence.

Usage and examples

Teräksisten is used before a noun in the genitive plural. For example, teräksisten työkalujen valmistus means "the manufacture of steel tools," and teräksisten esineiden laatu means "the quality of steel items." In a broader phrase, it can describe properties or characteristics associated with multiple steel items, especially in technical or descriptive writing.

Grammar note

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number, case, and definiteness. Teräksisten signals that the associated noun is in genitive plural, as in teräksisten työkalujen. Other related forms include teräksinen (singular nominative) and teräksiset (plural nominative), which alter the sentence’s grammatical structure depending on the noun’s case.

Related terms

See also teräs (steel) and teräksinen (the base adjective), as well as general Finnish adjective declension patterns for material-based descriptors. Teräksisten itself is not a standalone noun; it is a grammatical inflection used within noun phrases to indicate possession or association with steel-made items.