Avustasi

Avustasi is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “your assistance” or “your help.” It is formed from the noun avustus, which denotes aid or support, with the second‑person possessive suffix. The form is commonly used to refer to help provided by the person being addressed and is widely found in polite or formal communication.

Usage and function: Avustasi is typically used when the speaker wants to acknowledge or thank the listener for their aid. It often appears after verbs such as kiittää (to thank) or in sentences that express gratitude or appreciation. For example, kiitos avustasi means “thank you for your help.” In other contexts, speakers may use related forms such as avustuksesi or avustuksestasi, which convey a similar idea with slight grammatical variation depending on the surrounding sentence structure.

Etymology and forms: The word derives from avustus (assistance, aid) with possessive suffixes attached to indicate “your.” Finnish allows several related possessive forms of avustus to express different syntactic roles, such as avustuksesi or avustuksestasi, depending on the sentence.

Typical contexts: Avustasi appears in personal correspondence, emails, and spoken Finnish where courtesy and clarity about who provided the aid are important. It can be used for both professional and informal gratitude, though more formal registers may favor fuller phrases like kiitos avustuksestasi.

See also: Avustus (aid), Apua (help), Kiitos (thank you).