kalastajaa

Kalastajaa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun kalastaja, meaning "fisherman." The base noun kalastaja refers to a person who fishes, either as a profession or as a hobby. Kalastaja is formed from the verb kalastaa ("to fish") with the agentive suffix -ja, a common way to create occupations in Finnish.

In Finnish grammar the partitive case is used for objects that are indefinite, ongoing, or incomplete, and it also serves as the direct object in many contexts, including after negation. Therefore kalastajaa functions as the object form in sentences such as Näen kalastajaa rannalla (I see a fisherman on the shore). The nominative form is kalastaja (subject: "The fisherman came").

Other forms include kalastajia (partitive plural, e.g., Näen kalastajia — I see fishermen), kalastajan (genitive singular, "the fisherman's"), and kalastajana (essive, "as a fisherman").

Usage and context: Kalastaja is a common term in Finland, especially in coastal regions and communities with fishing traditions. It appears in everyday speech, literature, media, and historical accounts of fishing livelihoods. The partitive kalastajaa is primarily a grammatical form used to fit sentence structure and meaning.