Vierailunsa

Vierailunsa is a Finnish noun form that means “one’s visit” or “his/her/its visit.” It is formed from the noun vierailu (visit) plus the third-person possessive suffix -nsä (with the alternate -nsa or -nsä forms depending on spelling rules). The result is a possessive noun phrase that identifies a specific visit belonging to a person or entity whose possessor is clear from context.

Morphology and usage

The base word vierailu denotes the act of visiting. By adding the third-person possessive suffix, it becomes vierailunsa, indicating that the visit belongs to someone: his, her, or its visit. Other possessive forms include vierailuni (my visit), vierailusi (your visit), vierailumme (our visit), and vierailunne (your visit, plural). The suffix -nsä/-nsa is chosen according to Finnish vowel harmony and orthographic conventions.

Typical functions

Vierailunsa is a noun used in noun phrases and can function as the subject or the object within a sentence, depending on construction. Examples:

- Hänen vierailunsa sujui hyvin. (His/her visit went well.)

- Hänen vierailunsa kesti kaksi tuntia. (His/her visit lasted two hours.)

- Vierailunsa aikana hän kävi useissa nähtävyyksissä. (During his/her visit he visited several sights.)

Etymology

The term combines vierailu (visit) with the third-person possessive suffix -nsä, yielding a word that specifies ownership of the visit rather than the action of visiting itself.

See also

vierailu, Finnish possessive suffixes, noun phrase.