Ranteissaan

Ranteissaan is a Finnish word that translates to "in their wrists" or "on their wrists" in English. It is a plural form of the possessive suffix "-issaan", which indicates possession by a third-person plural subject. The word "ranne" means wrist. Therefore, "ranteissaan" specifically refers to something belonging to or located on the wrists of multiple people.

The phrase can be used in various contexts. For example, it might describe jewelry worn on the wrists, such as bracelets: "Heillä oli kauniita koruja ranteissaan" (They had beautiful jewelry on their wrists). It can also refer to the physical position of the wrists: "Lapset pitivät toisiaan kädestä, sormet lomittain ja ranteissaan pieniä valkoisia rannekoruja" (The children held each other's hands, fingers intertwined, and on their wrists were small white bracelets).

The grammatical function of "ranteissaan" is that of a locative case with a possessive suffix. The "-ssaan" suffix is attached to the plural form of the noun (in this case, "ranne" becomes "rannet" in the plural in certain grammatical constructions, though "ranteet" is more common; the locative plural is "ranteissa", and adding the possessive suffix gives "ranteissaan"). This grammatical structure is common in Finnish to express possession or location in relation to a plural subject. Understanding this suffix is key to comprehending many Finnish phrases involving multiple people and their body parts or possessions.