yksittäisten

Yksittäisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective yksittäinen, meaning individual or single. The adjective describes something that is separate from a group or considered on an item-by-item basis. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so when the noun is in the genitive plural, the adjective takes the form yksittäisten.

Usage and examples: Yksittäisten is typically used in phrases where the head noun is in the genitive plural, indicating possession, attribution, or relation to multiple individuals or items. Examples include:

- yksittäisten ihmisten oikeudet (the rights of individual people)

- yksittäisten tuotteiden laatu (the quality of individual products)

- yksittäisten tutkimusten tulokset (the results of individual studies)

Nuance: The form emphasizes separateness or individuality within a plural set, rather than treating the items as a single group.

Etymology and register: Yksittäinen derives from yksi meaning “one,” with the suffix -ttäinen to form an adjective meaning “individual” or “single.” The word is common in formal and written Finnish, such as academic or statistical contexts, but can also occur in everyday language when precision is required.