No. 296 in Finnish
moni
"Moni" means "many" in English.
In a sentence
Moni ihminen pitää kahvista.
Many people like coffee.
The word 'moni' here is used as a determiner meaning 'many,' indicating a quantity of people (ihminen).
Monia asioita jäi vielä käsittelemättä.
Many things were left unaddressed.
Here, 'monia' is in the partitive plural form, connecting with 'asioita' to indicate things that were left unhandled.
Opinnot hyödyttävät monia oppilaita tulevaisuudessa.
Studies will benefit many students in the future.
In this sentence, 'monia' is again in the partitive plural form, referring to a diverse group (oppilaita) receiving benefit.
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