Nominative Plural

The nominative plural names a definite group and is most often the subject of the sentence. Add -t to the word's stem: talo → talot, kissa → kissat. The verb goes into the plural too: Kissat nukkuvat (The cats are sleeping), Kirjat ovat pöydällä (The books are on the table).

• Because -t closes the last syllable, consonant gradation gives the weak grade: kenkä → kengät, kauppa → kaupat, pöytä → pöydät, poika → pojat.
• Words that change their stem use the same stem as the genitive: lapsi → lapsen → lapset, avain → avaimen → avaimet, nainen → naisen → naiset, huone → huoneen → huoneet.

Tip: take the genitive singular and replace its -n with -t.