Agenttiensa

Agenttiensa is a Finnish noun phrase commonly glossed in English as "their agents." It is formed from the noun agentti (agent) together with Finnish possessive and pluralization patterns, and is used to refer to agents belonging to a third-person plural subject, such as a group or organization. The exact form follows standard Finnish inflection and can appear in contexts ranging from formal writing to narrative prose.

Morphology and usage notes: In Finnish, possession is expressed with suffixes attached to the possessed noun. Agenttiensa signals that the agents belong to "them" (a plural possessor). The suffix shows both possession and, in some contexts, plurality of the possessor, with spelling variants that align with vowel harmony. The form is most commonly encountered when the speaker wants to reference multiple agents controlled by a group rather than a single person.

Examples and context: Agenttiensa can appear in sentences describing relationships, operations, or affiliations. For instance, a sentence might state that a group coordinated its activities through agenttiensa, or that the success of a project depended on the reliable work of agenttiensa. Writers also use the form to avoid repeating the noun agentti when the possessor has already been established.

See also: Finnish grammar; possessive suffixes in Finnish; genitive case in Finnish; agentti (agent).