-nsa

Etymology
From, from , originally the third-person plural possessive for plural nouns. Cognate with 🇨🇬,.

Suffix

 * : his, her; their ; its
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them
 * 1)   him, her; them

Usage notes

 * In standard Finnish, even with the possessive suffix, the genitive forms of the corresponding personal pronouns and  before the main word can never be omitted, in order to clarify whether there is one owner or more.
 * In colloquial Finnish, the suffix (like all possessive suffixes) is rarely used and only the genitive forms and  (or their colloquial or dialectal variants) are used before the main word.
 * A shorter form exists, but it can only be used with certain conditions (see that entry for more). The short form can always be replaced with, but not necessarily the other way around. Both are accepted in Standard Finnish, but the short form is much more common when allowed. The short form is common, for instance, with adverbs requiring a possessive suffix:


 * Singular
 * inessive &rarr;
 * elative &rarr;
 * adessive &rarr;
 * allative &rarr;
 * ablative &rarr;
 * transitive &rarr;
 * essive &rarr;
 * abessive &rarr;


 * Plural
 * partitive &rarr;
 * inessive &rarr;
 * elative &rarr;
 * adessive &rarr;
 * allative &rarr;
 * ablative &rarr;
 * transitive &rarr;
 * essive &rarr;
 * abessive &rarr;
 * comitative &rarr;


 * The combination of the personal pronoun genitive or  and  can be both the subject and the object of the clause:
 * However, if the word that acts as the possessor of the main word is anything else than or, the suffix  cannot be appended if the main word is the subject of the clause:
 * The shortened sentences &mdash; except for the participial structures &mdash; pertain mainly to standard Finnish, not to colloquial Finnish. It is also to be noticed that the shortened clauses are never separated from the main clauses with a comma.
 * The participial uses, in particular sense 4, can be compared to the Latin accusativus cum infinitivo (e.g. ).
 * The shortened sentences &mdash; except for the participial structures &mdash; pertain mainly to standard Finnish, not to colloquial Finnish. It is also to be noticed that the shortened clauses are never separated from the main clauses with a comma.
 * The participial uses, in particular sense 4, can be compared to the Latin accusativus cum infinitivo (e.g. ).
 * The shortened sentences &mdash; except for the participial structures &mdash; pertain mainly to standard Finnish, not to colloquial Finnish. It is also to be noticed that the shortened clauses are never separated from the main clauses with a comma.
 * The participial uses, in particular sense 4, can be compared to the Latin accusativus cum infinitivo (e.g. ).

Determiner

 * 1) their