aikataulustaan

Aikataulustaan is a Finnish grammatical form built from the noun aikataulu, meaning timetable. It is formed by taking the elative case of aikataulu, aikataulusta, and adding the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/ -nsä, resulting in aikataulustaan. The surface meaning is “from his timetable” or “from her timetable,” depending on the context and the possessor identified in the sentence.

Formation and meaning: In Finnish, the elative case expresses origin or source, so aikataulusta means “from the timetable.” The third-person possessive suffix attaches to the end of the case form, giving aikataulustaan. The exact spelling follows the usual Finnish harmony and assimilation rules, and the form aikataulustaan signals both the source (elative) and the third-person possessor.

Usage notes: Aikataulustaan is used when the speaker wants to refer to something that originates from or concerns someone’s timetable, with the possessor embedded in the word rather than expressed separately as a pronoun. It often appears in written Finnish or more formal speech. In everyday language, speakers might instead specify the possessor more explicitly (for example, hänet or hänen aikataulunsa) or rephrase to avoid ambiguity.

Examples:

- Hän puhui aikataulustaan. (He talked about his timetable.)

- Käsiteltiin hänen aikataulustaan liittyvät muutokset. (The changes related to his timetable were discussed.)

See also: Finnish case system, possessive suffixes, elative case.