löytämästään

"Löytämästään" is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb "löytää," which means "to find." Specifically, it is the elative case of the past active participle in the third infinitive, often translated as "from having found" or "of having found."

This form is used to indicate the origin or source of something that has been found. For example, in the sentence "Hän oli iloinen löytämästään aarteesta" (He was happy about the treasure he had found), "löytämästään" shows that the treasure is the object that was found, and the happiness stems from that discovery.

The structure involves the past active participle "löytämä" (found) modified by the elative case ending "-stään," which signifies "from" or "out of." This case ending also includes the possessive suffix "-än" (his/her/its), implying that the finding was done by a third person.

"Löytämästään" can appear in various contexts, often following prepositions or in constructions that describe a state or feeling related to a past discovery. It is a crucial element for expressing nuanced meaning in Finnish, particularly when discussing the results or implications of finding something.