ansioluettelonsa

Ansioluettelonsa is a Finnish term that means “his/her resume” or “their résumé,” referring to a CV belonging to someone. It is formed from the noun ansioluettelo (resume, CV) plus the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä, which indicates ownership. The exact variant of the possessive suffix is chosen to harmonize with the stem’s vowels, reflecting Finnish vowel harmony. The result is a single word that compactly expresses possession within a sentence.

In usage, ansioluettelonsa functions like a typical Finnish possessive construction: the owner is specified by context, and the noun receives the possessive ending directly. For example, Hän esitteli ansioluettelonsa, meaning “He/She presented his/her resume.” The form shows possession without needing an explicit pronoun for the owner in many contexts, though the owner can still be clarified with a separate pronoun or name if needed.

The root ansioluettelo combines ansioluetto- (merit, achievement) with luettelo (list), yielding a term that is standard for a professional CV in Finnish. The possessive suffix is a common feature of Finnish grammar, attaching to the noun to indicate ownership by the third person, with variations such as -nsa or -nsä depending on phonological harmony.

Related terms include ansioluettelo (the resume or CV itself) and general discussions of Finnish possessive suffixes. In Finnish usage, ansioluettelonsa is a concise example of how ownership is encoded directly on a noun to convey “someone’s resume” within a sentence.