Presidentin

Presidentin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun presidentti, meaning the president. It functions to express possession or association, translating to the English phrase the president’s or of the president. The form is attached to a noun to indicate that the noun relates to or belongs to the president.

In Finnish, the genitive singular is formed by adding the appropriate suffix to the noun stem. For presidentti, the genitive singular becomes presidentin. The corresponding genitive plural is presidenttien, used for phrases about multiple presidents (the presidents’). The use of presidentin does not change the meaning of presidentti itself; it marks a grammatical relationship within a larger noun phrase.

Common uses include phrases such as presidentin virka (the president’s office), presidentin valta (the president’s powers), or presidentin hallinto (the president’s administration). These constructions are typical in official or formal language, as well as in news reporting and political writing, where possession, attribution, or association with the office or person of the president is described.

Overall, presidentin is a standard grammatical form in Finnish for indicating the possessive or associative relation to a president. It is one part of the broader system of Finnish genitive constructions and is used wherever clarity about ownership or affiliation to the president is required.