Tunnistamansa

Tunnistamansa is a Finnish grammatical form that appears as a modifier inside noun phrases. It is built from the verb tunnistaa, meaning to recognize, and is the past active participle form with a third-person possessive suffix. The result is a compound adjective that roughly translates to “the one he has identified” or “the thing that has been identified by him.” In modern Finnish, tunnistamansa is most often used in written or formal text to indicate that the subject has already performed the identification, and the identified item serves as the referent of the clause.

Formally, you take the present active participle stem tunnama-, add the third-person possessive suffix -nsa, producing tunnistamansa. The form is typically followed by a noun in its basic case (e.g., tunnistamansa henkilö, tunnistamansa kuvat). It is an attributive form, not a standalone noun, and it cannot function as a predicate by itself.

Esimerkkejä: “Tunnistamansa henkilö saapui paikalle.” “Tutkijat analysoivat tunnistamansa kuvat arkistosta.” These examples show how the form creates a referent that has been identified by the subject, while the main verb remains outside the NP.

Usage notes: Because it marks identification by the subject, tunnistamansa is usually used when the identity of the referent is already known to the listener or is being reported as a fact. It can add a formal tone or emphasize the actor’s role in the identification, and it is less common in casual speech.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, relative clauses.