Harvinaisuutensa

Harvinaisuutensa is a Finnish noun phrase that means “its rarity” or “the rarity of it.” It is the possessive form of harvinaisuus (rarity) and is formed by adding the third-person possessive suffix -nsa to the noun harvinaisuus, resulting in harvinaisuutensa. The form is typically used when a property’s rarity is attributed to a specific referent.

In usage, harvinaisuutensa appears in formal or scientific writing where a feature or phenomenon is described with emphasis on its uncommonness. It signals that the rarity belongs to a particular subject rather than being a general concept. While harvinaisuus is common in everyday language to discuss rarity in general, harvinaisuutensa is chosen when the rarity is tied to a definite noun (such as a species, artifact, or dataset).

Examples of function and meaning can be found in sentences like: Lajilla on harvinaisuutensa, joka herättää tutkijoiden kiinnostuksen. Tämä keräilyesine on arvokas sen harvinaisuutensa vuoksi. In these contexts, the phrase helps to foreground the unique or noteworthy aspect of rarity associated with the referent.

See also: harvinaisuus, harvinainen, harvinaisuus.