uusi

Uusi is a Finnish adjective meaning "new." It describes objects, ideas, or states that are recent, not previously existing, or recently introduced. The term is one of the most common modifiers in Finnish and appears in a wide range of contexts, from everyday conversation to formal writing.

Grammar and usage: In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The basic form uusi is used before singular nouns: uusi talo (a new house). Common inflected forms include: uuden talon (of the new house), uutta taloa (a new house as object). For plural nouns: uudet talot (new houses), uusien talojen (of the new houses), uusia taloja (new houses as objects).

Origin and cognates: Uusi is inherited from Finnic languages and has cognates in other Finnic languages, notably Estonian uus, meaning "new." This shared heritage reflects the close linguistic relationship among Finnic languages and explains the parallel across related vocabularies.

Usage notes: As with other Finnish adjectives, uusi can form part of compound expressions and contributes to clear contrasts with vanha ("old"). It is widely used in everyday speech, media, and literature to denote novelty, freshness, or recent origin.