vanhuksen

Vanhuksen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun vanhus, which refers to an elderly person or older adult. It is used to express possession or association, for example vanhuksen koti, meaning the elderly person’s home, or vanhuksen hoito, meaning the elderly person’s care. The term is common in both everyday speech and formal contexts when referring to a specific individual.

Grammatical notes explain that Finnish uses a genitive ending to show ownership or relationship. For vanhus, the genitive singular form is vanhuksen, while the genitive plural form is vanhusten, meaning “of the elderly” or “the elderly people’s.” The partitive form vanhusta is used when the elderly person is the object of an action, as in hän hoitaa vanhusta, “he takes care of an elderly person.”

Usage and connotations: vanhuksen is a neutral, descriptive form frequently found in discussions about aging, elder care, and social policy. It appears in hospital, municipal, and caregiver contexts, as well as in news reporting and academic writing on gerontology. The term should be distinguished from more general phrases like vanhukset (the elderly) and from plural possessives such as vanhusten (of the elderly, the elderly people’s).

See also: vanhus, vanhustenhuolto, aging demographics.