No. 172 in Finnish
miesten
"Of men" or "men's" (possessive form).
In a sentence
Miesten takit roikkuvat naulakossa.
The men's coats are hanging on the rack.
In this sentence, 'miesten' is the plural genitive form of 'mies' indicating possession, meaning 'of the men'.
Miesten pukukoppi on oikealla.
The men's changing room is on the right.
Here, 'miesten' is used in the plural genitive form to describe that the changing room belongs to the men.
Miesten turnauksessa oli paljon jännitystä.
There was a lot of excitement in the men's tournament.
In this context, 'miesten' modifies the word 'tournament', indicating that the tournament is for men.
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