katsomasi

Katsomasi is a Finnish relative participle form that functions to modify a noun with the meaning “the one you watched” or “the thing you watched.” It is formed from the verb katsoa (to look or to watch) with the second-person possessive suffix -si, producing katsomasi. The form represents a past-active relative participle and is attached directly to the head noun, as in katsomasi elokuva, meaning “the movie you watched.”

The katsomasi form has parallel variants for other persons: katsomani (“the thing I watched”) and katsomansa (“the thing he/she watched”). These forms serve as adjectives that agree with the noun they modify in number and case, allowing a single noun phrase to convey a complete relative clause without repeating a verb.

Usage notes: Katsomasi is most common in descriptive or narrative text where the speaker refers to a specific item and then identifies it by what was watched. It cannot stand alone as a verb; it must accompany a head noun in a noun phrase. The possessive suffix clarifies whose watching is being referenced, and the form adapts to the noun’s case in the sentence.

Examples:

- Katsomani elokuva oli jännittävä. (The movie I watched was thrilling.)

- Katsomasi elokuva oli mielenkiintoinen. (The movie you watched was interesting.)

- Katsomansa ohjelma sai hyvän arvostelun. (The program he/she watched received good reviews.)