suomalainen

This is the 606th most frequent Finnish word.


suomalainen

"Suomalainen" means "Finnish" or "Finn" (a Finnish person).


Here, 'suomalainen' is used as a predicate adjective to describe nationality.

Olen suomalainen.

I am Finnish.


'Suomalaisen' acts as an adjective qualifying the noun 'matkailijan' (tourist) and takes the partitive case due to the verb 'Tapasin' (met).

Tapasin suomalaisen matkailijan torilla.

I met a Finnish tourist at the market square.


'Suomalaisen' serves as an adjective describing 'kulttuurin' (culture) in the genitive case to indicate possession or association.

Suomalaisen kulttuurin piirteet ovat kiehtovia.

The characteristics of Finnish culture are fascinating.