Tarkoitustasi

Tarkoitustasi is a Finnish phrase meaning your purpose or your intention. It is formed from the noun tarkoitus (purpose or intention) together with the second-person possessive suffix -si. The result is used in constructions where the object or meaning relates to what you intend or aim to do.

In Finnish, possessive forms attach to nouns and then take the appropriate case ending for the sentence. Therefore tarkoitustasi can appear in different grammatical forms depending on its syntactic role, most commonly in the partitive or in the accusative-like object position. For example, in a sentence that requires a partitive object, you might encounter tarkoitustasi; in a sentence using a different case, you may see tarkoituksesi (your purpose) depending on the structure.

Usage and nuance: tarkoituksesi is often used in questions or statements about motives, plans, or aims, while tarkoitustasi may appear after verbs that govern the partitive. Examples include: Mikä on tarkoituksesi tässä projektissa? (What is your purpose in this project?) En ymmärrä tarkoitustasi. (I do not understand your intention.) The form carries a neutral, factual tone and is common in both written and spoken Finnish when discussing aims or motives.

See also: tarkoitus, possessive suffix -si, Finnish grammar on cases and possessives.