Kasvoni

Kasvoni is the Finnish first-person possessive form of the noun kasvo, meaning “face,” and translates to “my face” in English. The form is used when the speaker refers to their own face and the sentence has a first-person subject. It is formed by attaching the possessive suffix -ni to the noun kasvo, requiring no separate article or pronoun to indicate ownership.

In Finnish, possessive suffixes vary by person and number. Kasvosi means “your (singular) face,” kasvonsa means “his/her/its/your (formal) face,” and kasvojeni would indicate “my faces” if used in a plural context. The possessive forms agree with the possessor rather than the possessed noun, and their use can affect word order and emphasis in a sentence.

Kasvoni is commonly used in everyday speech, writing, and dialogue to explicitly refer to one’s own face. It is not a proper noun, nor does it denote a place, organization, or concept beyond the literal possessive form.

Examples:

- Kasvoni näyttää väsyneeltä. (My face looks tired.)

- Kasvoni näyttää paremmalta, kun hymyilen. (My face looks better when I smile.)