Ehdottamaasi

Ehdottamaasi is a Finnish grammatical form that corresponds roughly to the phrase "the one you proposed" or "your proposed." It is produced from the verb ehdottaa, meaning to propose, by adding the participial suffix -ama- and the second-person possessive suffix -si. The result acts as an adjective-like modifier that refers to something proposed by the person being addressed, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in case and number.

The form is typically used before a noun to specify which proposal or plan is being talked about. Because Finnish adjectives and participles decline to match their noun, ehdottamaasi can take different endings depending on the case, number, and definiteness of the noun it accompanies. For example, it can appear as ehdottamaasi ratkaisua or ehdottamasi ratkaisu, depending on whether the noun is in partitive or nominative, and it may also appear in other cases such as ehdottamassasi ratkaisussa or ehdottamaasi suunnitelmaa in different contexts.

Usage and nuance: ehdottamaasi is most common in written and spoken Finnish when the speaker wants to refer to a proposal already mentioned or under discussion, with clear attribution to the listener. It contrasts with forms like ehdottamani (my proposed) or ehdottamasi (your proposed) when the possessive relation is different from the speaker’s.

Examples (translations)

- Mitä mieltä olet ehdottamasi ratkaisusta? (What do you think of the solution you proposed?)

- Ehdottamasi vaihtoehto osoittautui toimivaksi. (The option you proposed turned out to be workable.)

- Olen käyttänyt ehdottamaasi suunnitelmaa. (I have used the plan you proposed.)

See also: ehdottaa, ehdotettu, ehdottamaani.