Tarinastaan

Tarinastaan is a Finnish phrase formed from tarina, meaning story, together with the third‑person possessive suffix -nsA (tarinansa = his/her story) and the elative case ending -sta/-stä, yielding tarinastaan. The phrase roughly translates to “from his/her story” or “about his/her story,” and it is used to indicate the content or source of what is being discussed, typically referring to the subject’s own experiences or narrative.

In use, tarinastaan appears with verbs of telling or describing, such as kertoa (to tell) or muistaa (to remember), when the speaker is referring to someone’s personal account. Example: Hän kertoi tarinastaan haastattelussa. Translation: He spoke about his story in the interview. Another common form is to ask for someone’s account: Kerro tarinastasi. Translation: Tell about your story.

Etymology and morphology: tarina (story) + -nsa (his/her) gives tarinansa (his/her story). The elative ending -sta/-stä attaches to that form to yield tarinastaan. This pattern—noun + possessive suffix + elative ending—appears with other pronoun-based nouns in Finnish and is a standard way to refer to someone’s personal narrative or the content derived from it.

Notes: tarinastaan specifically emphasizes the subject’s own narrative or experiences, as opposed to a neutral reference to “the story” in general (tarina) or “from the story” in a broader sense (tarinasta).