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
Usage notes: Katsomasi is most common in descriptive or narrative text where the speaker refers to a
- 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.)