elämäntarinansa
Elämäntarinansa is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “one’s life story” or “autobiography” when referring to content belonging to a person. It is formed from the compound elämäntarina (life story) plus the third-person possessive suffix -nsa, yielding elämäntarinansa. The suffix follows Finnish vowel harmony, and the form indicates that the life story discussed belongs to the subject of the sentence. Example: Hän kirjoittaa elämäntarinansa.
Usage and nuance: The term is commonly used in discussions of life-writing and personal memoirs. It is
Relation to related terms: Elämäntarina differs from elämänkerta and omaelämäkerta. Elämäntarina emphasizes the subject’s own narrative
See also: elämänkerta, omaelämäkerta, muistelmat. Grammar note: other possessive forms include elämäntarinani (my life story) and