osallistujaa
Osallistujaa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun osallistuja, meaning a participant or attendee in an event, study, competition, or other activity. The base word osallistuja comes from the verb osallistua (to participate) with the agent noun suffix -ja. The partitive form osallistujaa is used in sentences where the object is indefinite, not fully counted, or described in a context of ongoing participation.
In Finnish grammar, the singular partitive is used after certain verbs and expressions that require a partitive
- Kyselyyn osallistujaa pyydettiin vastaamaan kysymyksiin. (A participant was asked to answer the questions.)
- Tutkimukseen osallistujia rekisteröitiin enemmän kuin odotettiin. (More participants were registered for the study than expected.)
- Tapahtumaan osallistujia odotetaan vähintään sataa. (Participants are expected to be at least one hundred.)
Osallistujaa is a neutral, widely used term in Finnish for referring to a single participant in various