kymmenesosasta

Kymmenesosasta is a Finnish expression that refers to one tenth of something. It is formed from the noun kymmenesosa, which literally means one tenth, and the ending or case form that connects it to the referent. The base concept, one tenth of a whole, is a standard fraction used in mathematics, statistics, and everyday language.

In practice, kymmenesosasta describes a portion that equals 1/10 of a quantity. For example, if the total amount is 1000 euros, kymmenesosa siitä is 100 euros. The form kymmenesosasta is a genitive or case-form variant used when framing the portion in relation to another noun, as in phrases such as one tenth of the total, or one tenth of the population, depending on the sentence structure.

Usage notes: kymmenesosa is the common term for the fraction itself, while kymmenesosasta appears in contexts where the referent is introduced by a possessive or dependent construction. The concept corresponds to the decimal 0.1 and to 10 percent when applied to a whole. Finnish speakers may also use other case forms of the same idea, such as kymmenesosaan or kymmenesosaa, depending on the grammatical role in the sentence. In neutral, informative writing, kymmenesosa/kymmenesosasta are used to describe exact one-tenth portions, with 0.1 or 10% as the numerical equivalents.