viimeiset

Viimeiset is the plural nominative form of the Finnish adjective viimeinen, meaning the last or final. It is used to describe a plural noun or, as a substantive, to refer to the group of items at the end of a sequence, for example viimeiset päivät (the last days) or Viimeiset ovat täällä (The last ones are here).

In Finnish, adjectives decline for number and case and do not reflect gender. Therefore viimeiset agrees in number with the noun it modifies and takes the appropriate case ending in the sentence. Common forms include nominative plural viimeiset, genitive singular viimeisen, and partitive plural viimeisiä, among others. The word can function as a substantive pronoun, meaning “the last ones,” when the noun is understood from context, e.g., Viimeiset ovat täällä.

Usage notes and examples:

- Viimeiset päivät olivat kylmät. (The last days were cold.)

- Viimeiset ovat täällä. (The last ones are here.)

- Haluan lukea viimeisiä sivuja. (I want to read the last pages.)

Etymology and related forms:

Viimeiset derives from viimeinen, the standard Finnish adjective meaning last or final. The form viim eiset follows the regular pattern for plural adjectives in Finnish and connects to related forms such as viimeisen (genitive singular) and viimeisiä (partitive plural). The core concept conveyed by viimeiset is end-of-sequence finality, rather than any specific ordinal position beyond being at the end.