Puolisoonsa

Puolisoonsa is a Finnish grammatical form built from the noun puoliso (spouse) combined with the third-person possessive suffix, yielding a word that meaningfully refers to the spouse of the subject. The form conveys the idea of “one’s own spouse” or “the spouse of (someone stated in context).” It is typically used in sentences where the spouse functions as the object or goal of an action, and it often appears together with a case ending or a postposition that marks direction or relation.

Usage and meaning

- Puolisoonsa most commonly translates to “one’s spouse” in a sentence, for example when describing actions directed at or involving the spouse.

- It can appear with verbs of communication, movement, or other actions that relate to the spouse, such as “soittaa puolisoansa” (to call one’s spouse) or “mennä puolisoonsa luo” (to go to one’s spouse).

Grammatical notes

- The form illustrates Finnish possessive morphology, where the root puoliso takes the third-person possessive suffix to indicate the spouse belonging to the subject of discourse.

- In practice, the exact case marking or accompanying postposition can vary depending on the verb and syntactic role (direct object, destination, etc.). Context often clarifies whether the meaning is possession, direction, or relational proximity.

See also

- puoliso, vaimo, aviopuoliso

- Finnish possessive suffixes and case usage

- Finnish motion and contact constructions

This entry aims to summarize the common understanding of the term in standard Finnish usage, without delving into niche dialectal forms.