Toiveitaan

Toiveitaan is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “his/her/their wishes.” It is formed from the base noun toive (wish) and built up with plural and possessive inflection to indicate possession by a third-person subject. The common reading is a possessed plural form of toive, equivalent to “his/her/their wishes” in English, depending on the surrounding context and possessive reference.

In usage, toiveitaan appears in clauses where the speaker refers to someone’s wishes in a way that requires a possessed, plural object. Examples include: Hän kertoi toiveitaan (“He/she told of his/her wishes”) and Heidän toiveitaan kuunneltiin (“Their wishes were listened to”). The form is versatile and can occur with various verbs that govern objects or complements describing wishes, hopes, or desires.

Morphology and grammar are typical of Finnish noun phrases involving possession and number. The form combines the plural stem of toive with a third-person possessive marking, and its exact case or role in a sentence depends on the surrounding syntax and verbs. Because Finnish expresses possession through suffixes and case endings, toiveitaan demonstrates how a plural possessive phrase can function across different grammatical contexts (subject, object, or part of a larger clause).

Cultural and linguistic notes: the concept of “wishes” is common in Finnish literature, interviews, and everyday speech, often used to discuss desires, goals, or hoped-for outcomes. The specific form toiveitaan is most commonly encountered in written or polished speech when referencing someone’s wishes in a plural, possessed sense.

See also: Finnish grammar, noun phrases, possessive suffixes, partitive and genitive cases.