Arvostuksessaan

Arvostuksessaan is a Finnish inflected form of the noun arvostus, meaning esteem, regard, or valuation. The form is built by adding the locative suffix -ssa/-ssä, indicating “in” or “within,” and the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä, yielding arvostuksessaan, “in his/her/its estimation.” The base arvostus refers to judging or the level of value assigned to something; with the locative and possessive suffixes it attributes that judgment to a particular person or entity.

Usage and nuance: This form is primarily found in written or formal Finnish and in reported speech to indicate another person’s assessment. In everyday language, speakers often use mielestään (in one’s own opinion) or arvostuksensa mukaan (according to one’s estimation) instead. Example: Arvostuksessaan hän piti teosta korkeassa arvossa. This sentence means “In his estimation, he held the work in high regard.” The form also has other person-specific variants, such as arvostukseni for “in my estimation,” and arvostuksensa for “in his/her estimation.”

Notes on usage: Arvostuksessaan foregrounds the speaker’s attribution of value to someone else’s view, making it suitable for reporting opinions or analyses, especially in literary, journalistic, or academic contexts. It demonstrates how Finnish combines locative case with possessive suffixes to express nuanced perspective about valuation or esteem.