Laukkunsa

Laukkunsa is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as a possessive noun phrase meaning “his bag” or “her bag.” It is formed by attaching the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä to the noun laukku, which means bag. The resulting word, laukkunsa or laukkunsä in spoken/written form, is used to indicate ownership by a third person without repeating the possessor’s name.

In standard Finnish, possession is shown on the noun itself with possessive suffixes, while the possessor can be specified separately with a pronoun for clarity. Therefore, laukkunsa can stand on its own to mean “his/her bag,” and it can also be preceded by the personal pronoun hänen (for example, hänen laukkunsa) to emphasize or clarify the owner. The form laukunsa is common in everyday language and in written Finnish, particularly when the possessor is already clear from context.

Examples:

- Hänen laukkunsa on sininen. (Her bag is blue.)

- Laukkunsa on vanha, mutta käytännöllinen. (Her bag is old but practical.)

Notes:

- Laukkunsa is not a fixed dictionary entry but a morphological formation used to express possession with a third-person subject.

- The suffix reflects vowel harmony rules, with the form adapting to the surrounding phonology; the basic idea remains “bag” plus a suffix indicating possession by a third person.

See also: Finnish possessive suffixes, Finnish noun phrases, personal pronouns.