poika
/ˈpoi̯kɑ/masculine
The Finnish word for boy is poika.
poika is a masculine noun used to refer to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes depending on its role in a sentence. The genitive form, meaning 'boy's' or 'of the boy', is pojan. To indicate 'boys' (plural possessive), use poikien. The partitive plural form, used for 'boys', is poikia.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈpoi̯kɑ/
Did you know?
- In Finnish, the word poika is used to mean both 'boy' and 'son'.
- The word poika is a distant linguistic relative of the Hungarian word 'fiú'.
- Finnish has no grammatical gender, so poika describes the biological sex of the child rather than acting as a masculine grammatical category.
Examples in context
- Tämä on se poika.This is the boy.This sentence is useful for identifying a specific boy using poika.Tatoeba #1185259 by Silja, translation #56312 by CM
- Tom on kiva poika.Tom's a nice boy.This sentence is useful for describing a boy's character using poika.Tatoeba #3791059 by Silja, translation #3737377 by CK
- Tuo poika on fiksu.That boy is smart.This sentence is useful for pointing out a boy using poika.Tatoeba #5138673 by Orava, translation #397882 by CK
- Hei kundi!Hey dude!
- 135 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Laura and Antti are looking at a photo of a child.
- LauraKuka tämä pieni poika on?Who is this little boy?
- AnttiHän on minun veljeni.He is my brother.
- LauraHän on todella söpö poika.He is a really cute boy.
- AnttiKiitos, Laura!Thank you, Laura!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boy” translations and entries poika, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries poika, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
