omistamallaan

Omistamallaan is a Finnish word that translates to "owned by him/her/it" or "belonging to him/her/it." It is the adessive case of the possessive suffix "-malla" (his/her/its), which is attached to a noun or pronoun to indicate possession. The adessive case in Finnish generally denotes location or accompaniment, so in the context of "omistamallaan," it signifies that something is in the possession of a third-person singular subject.

For example, if a sentence uses "auto omistamallaan," it means "the car owned by him/her/it." The specific gender or animacy of the possessor is not explicitly stated by the suffix itself; context usually clarifies this. This grammatical construction is common in Finnish when describing objects or entities that are associated with a particular individual or thing. The use of "omistamallaan" avoids repeating the possessor's name or pronoun unnecessarily, contributing to conciseness in Finnish sentences. It is a fundamental element of Finnish grammar for expressing ownership and possession in a specific grammatical context.