Myyvänsä

Myyvänsä is a Finnish word that functions as a clitic, attaching to a verb to indicate a first-person singular possessive in the genitive case. It is derived from the verb "myydä," meaning "to sell," and the personal pronoun "minä," meaning "I." Essentially, "myyvänsä" translates to "his/her/its selling" or "their selling" when referring to the act of selling belonging to a third party, but specifically implies that the speaker is the one who possesses or is observing this act of selling. The clitic "nsä" is a third-person possessive suffix, but when used in this context, it refers back to the speaker. This grammatical construction is relatively uncommon in modern spoken Finnish but can be found in older texts or specific stylistic choices. It highlights a possessive relationship with an action rather than a tangible object. The nuance lies in distinguishing it from simply stating "myyn," which means "I sell." Myyvänsä implies a more detached observation of one's own act of selling, perhaps in a narrative context or when discussing past events.