kansalaisuuttaan

Kansalaisuuttaan is a Finnish linguistic form meaning “his/her citizenship” that is used to refer to a person’s citizenship as a topic or attribute. It is derived from kansalaisuus (citizenship) and is used in the third-person possessive construction to single out an individual’s citizenship in formal or legal contexts.

The form functions as an inflected noun phrase that can appear in various roles within a sentence. It can serve as the object of a verb or as part of a noun phrase modified by a word like koskeva (concerning) or liittyvä (related). Examples include kansalaisuuttaan koskeva päätös (a decision concerning his/her citizenship) and Hän pitää kiinni kansalaisuuttaan (he/she holds on to his/her citizenship). The construction is more common in written Finnish and in formal discourse, such as official reports, legal documents, or journalistic prose, than in everyday speech.

Usage and nuances: kansalaisuuttaan emphasizes the personal aspect of citizenship, drawing attention to the individual's status rather than to citizenship in abstract terms. It can convey a sense of identity or personal stake in matters related to nationality, loyalty, or rights under the law. Depending on context, it may be contrasted with general or statutory references to citizenship rather than with a specific person.

See also: Kansalaisuus, Citizenship, Finnish grammar.