Tekemisestä

Tekemisestä is a Finnish noun form that represents the elative singular of tekeminen, meaning the act of doing or making. In Finnish grammar, tekemisestä is commonly used to indicate topic or source in discussions about creation, production, or the process of making. It is a functional part of sentences that describe what is being talked about or studied.

Grammatical notes

Tekemisestä comes from the noun tekeminen, which denotes the act or process of making. The elative case ending -sta/ -stä expresses origin, source, or a topical focus in certain constructions, such as those with verbs of discussion or cognition. For example, in phrases like Puhuimme tekemisestä, tekemisestä can function as the object of the discourse, meaning “about the making” or “regarding the making.”

Usage and examples

- Puhuimme tekemisestä ja sen vaikutuksista. (We talked about the making and its effects.)

- Keskustelu tekemisestä on vilkasta nykyisin. (The discussion about making is lively nowadays.)

- Tämä artikkeli käsittelee tekemisestä liittyviä kysymyksiä. (This article addresses questions related to the making.) Note: in some contexts, tekemisestä may be used alongside other cases to express more specific nuances.

Related forms

Tekeminen is the base noun for the concept of making or doing. Other case forms include tekeminen, tekemisestä (elative), tekemiseen (allative), tekemisestä (elative) and tekemistä (partitive/genitive depending on construction). Together, these forms permit precise expression of topic, source, or related arguments in Finnish.

See also

Tekeminen; elatiivi (elative case) in Finnish grammar; Finnish noun declensions.

Notes

Tekemisestä functions primarily as a topical or source indicator in discussions about making or doing, rather than as a direct object in most contexts.