No. 936 in Finnish
uusien
"Uusien" is the genitive plural form of "uusi," meaning "of new" or "of the new ones."
In a sentence
Ostin kirpputorilta paljon uusien kirjojen kaltaisia esineitä.
I bought many items similar to new books from the flea market.
In this sentence, 'uusien' is the genitive plural form of 'uusi', used to describe possession or characteristics related to new things, specifically books.
Juhlimme uuden vuoden aattoa uusien ystäviemme kanssa.
We celebrated New Year's Eve with our new friends.
Here, 'uusien' is used to modify 'ystäviemme' (our friends), indicating that the friends are new. It's again in the genitive plural form.
Näyttely esittelee monia taiteilijoiden uusien teosten aiheita.
The exhibition presents the themes of many artists' new works.
In this example, 'uusien' modifies 'teosten' (works), showing that the works are new. The word follows the genitive case linking it to artists' works.
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