Ehdotustaan

Ehdotustaan is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “one’s proposal” or “one’s own proposal.” It is formed from the noun ehdotus (proposal) with a possessive suffix and is used to refer to the proposal belonging to a person or entity already mentioned in the sentence. It functions as the direct object or complement in clauses about presenting, defending, or discussing a proposal.

In everyday and formal Finnish, ehdotustaan appears in political, organizational, and meeting contexts. It marks ownership of the proposal and keeps the possessor clear from the surrounding discourse. For example, a speaker might say, “Hän esitteli ehdotustaan kokouksessa,” meaning “He presented his proposal at the meeting.” The form is common in news reports, minutes, and deliberative texts where what was proposed is a central point of discussion.

Related forms express other persons or numbers of ownership, such as ehdotuksensa for a third-person owner in many contexts, or personal forms like ehdotukseni (my proposal) and ehdotuksesi (your proposal). Finnish also uses plural and other possessive constructions to convey who owns multiple proposals or to shift emphasis in a sentence. The exact choice of form depends on the possessor and the syntactic fit of the sentence.

Overall, ehdotustaan is a standard, neutral expression used to refer to someone’s specific proposal within formal and semi-formal Finnish communication. It highlights the proposal as an object of discussion and keeps the owner explicit in the text.