No. 290 in Finnish
henkilöä
The Finnish word "henkilöä" means "persons" or "people" (partitive form of "henkilö").
In a sentence
Näin eilen puistossa kolme henkilöä.
I saw three individuals in the park yesterday.
The word 'henkilöä' is used as the plural partitive form of 'henkilö,' originating from the sentence specifying an indefinite quantity, 'three individuals' (numeral modifies subject in partitive).
Tähän tilaisuuteen on kutsuttu monta henkilöä.
Many individuals have been invited to this event.
Here 'henkilöä' is in the plural partitive form due to the indefinite quantifier 'monta' preceding it.
Henkilöä, joka antaa panoksensa tiimille, arvostetaan.
An individual who contributes to the team is appreciated.
In this sentence, 'henkilöä' is in the singular partitive form because it is the object of the verb and is used in a conditional/general statement construct.
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