Vastuuita

Vastuuita is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun vastuu, meaning “responsibilities” or “liabilities.” It refers to duties or obligations that a person or organization has, when speaking about an unspecified or partial amount of responsibility. In Finnish, vastuu inflects for number and case; vastuuita is the partitive plural, used with verbs or quantifiers that require the partitive. Examples: “Minulla on monia vastuuita.” “Vastuita jaetaan tiimeille.” The corresponding forms are vastuuta (partitive singular) and vastuut (nominative plural).

In Finnish, vastuu covers both moral or social obligations and, depending on context, legal or contractual duties. The plural form vastuuita is used to refer to multiple such obligations. Common phrases include “ottaa vastuuta” (to take responsibility) and “kantaa vastuuta” (to bear responsibility). In workplaces and organizations, vastuuta is frequently discussed alongside tehtävät (tasks) and velvoitteet (obligations).

Etymology: vastuu is a native Finnish noun; its exact historical development is not detailed here, but it is the standard term for responsibility. Related terms include vastuullisuus (accountability), vastuullinen (responsible), and velvoitteet (obligations).