Viittaamansa

Viittaamansa is a Finnish grammatical construction formed from the verb viitata “to refer to, to point to,” the past‑active participle viittaama, and the possessive suffix -nsa. The result is a participial noun phrase meaning “that which he pointed to” or “the thing he referred to.” It is used to denote an entity that has already been specified or indicated by the subject, in a compact alternative to a full relative clause.

In use, viittaamansa typically precedes a head noun and can be found in phrases such as viittaamansa asia or viittaamansa seikka, meaning “the matter/things he pointed to.” The construction functions similarly to an English relative clause but is more concise and often carries a slightly literary or formal tone. It allows the writer to foreground the indicated referent while leaving some aspects of the relationship implicit.

The form reflects Finnish’s ability to create nominalized expressions from verbal roots with participial and possessive morphology. It is most commonly encountered in written Finnish, including narrative prose, journalism, and legal or official texts, where concision and precision are valued. In everyday conversation, speakers more often use explicit relative clauses such as “jota hän osoitti” for clarity.

See also: viitata, Finnish participial constructions, Finnish grammar.