Kohdassaan

Kohdassaan is a Finnish word that translates to "in his/her/its place" or "in their place" depending on the context. It is a possessive suffix indicating location or position relative to a person or thing. The suffix -ssaan is a plural possessive suffix of the third person, meaning it refers to "his/her/its" when the possessor is singular but the owned item is plural or when referring to "their" if the possessor is plural.

The word is formed by combining a demonstrative pronoun or a noun with the locative case suffix -ssa/ssä and then adding the possessive suffix -an. For example, "talo" (house) becomes "talossaan" (in his/her/its house). If the possessed item is plural, like "kirjat" (books), it becomes "kirjoissaan" (in his/her/its books). When referring to multiple possessors, the suffix would change accordingly.

Kohdassaan functions similarly to prepositions or adverbs in English that describe location. It is commonly used in everyday conversation and written Finnish to specify where something or someone is situated in relation to another entity. Understanding its usage is crucial for comprehending Finnish sentence structure and expressing spatial relationships accurately.