vahinkoa

Vahinkoa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun vahinko, which means damage or harm. The base form vahinko denotes the concept, while vahingot is the plural and vahinkoja is the partitive plural. In Finnish, the partitive case is often used for an indefinite amount of damage or when the object is not fully quantified, and it frequently appears as the object of verbs that take a partitive object.

Usage and grammar

Vahinkoa is commonly used with verbs such as aiheuttaa vahinkoa (to cause damage) and tuottaa vahinkoa (to produce damage). It also appears in phrases describing incidents where damage occurs, for example, “se aiheutti vahinkoa rakennukselle” (it caused damage to the building) or “ei aiheutettu vahinkoa” (no damage was caused). In negative clauses or with general statements, the partitive form is standard rather than the nominative.

Contexts and related terms

Vahinko is widely used in everyday language as well as in legal, insurance, and safety contexts. Related terms include vahingonkorvaus (compensation for damages), vahingonteko (damage to property or wrongdoing causing damage), and vahingoittaa (to harm or damage, the verb form). The term can describe physical damage, financial loss, or other harms resulting from accidents, mistakes, or negligence.

See also

Vahinko, vahingonkorvaus, vahingonteko, vahingoittaa. These terms are commonly found together in discussions of property, liability, and safety.