Osaamisestaan

Osaamisestaan is a Finnish linguistic form derived from osaaminen, meaning competence or expertise. The word is used to refer to someone’s own competencies or the competencies in question, and it is formed by attaching the elative suffix sta to the noun osaaminen along with the third-person possessive suffix -nsä, yielding osaamisestaan. It is commonly encountered in professional language and everyday speech when discussing what a person knows or is capable of.

The form expresses a relation to the subject’s expertise, functioning as either “about their expertise” or “from their expertise,” depending on the verb and context. In practice, it appears in sentences where the speaker refers to the topic or source of skills, knowledge, or experience. Typical constructions include talking about one’s own competencies or presenting them in professional materials.

Examples of usage include:

- Hän kertoi osaamisestaan. (They talked about their expertise.)

- CV:ssä mainitaan hänen osaamisestaan ja kokemuksestaan. (In the CV, their competencies and experience are mentioned.)

- Keskustelussa hän korosti osaamisestaan. (In the discussion, they emphasized their expertise.)

Notes:

- The exact nuance depends on the surrounding verb and sentence structure; osaamisestaan can denote both the subject’s competencies and the information derived from them.

- Related Finnish terms include osaaminen (competence), ammattitaito (professional skill), and pätevyys (qualification).

Osaamisestaan is a common, neutral expression in Finnish professional writing and discourse, used to refer to what someone is capable of or to what is being discussed about their competencies.