Hahmoissaan
Hahmoissaan is a Finnish expression used to indicate that a person is acting in accordance with their character or the role they portray. It derives from the noun hahmo, meaning character, combined with the inessive possessive suffix -issaan, which marks “in his/her own” or “in their own” regarding the subject. The result conveys that the observed behavior reflects the person’s known traits or the character they are presenting.
The phrase is common in literary criticism, journalism, and everyday speech. It can signal authenticity or consistency,
Hahmoissaan is a fixed form used for singular third-person reference. To discuss multiple individuals, Finnish would
Related concepts include hahmo (character), rooli (role), and henkilö (person). The expression sits at the intersection