pihasi

Pihasi is the second-person singular possessive form of the Finnish noun piha, meaning yard or courtyard. The suffix -si marks the possessor as "you," so pihasi translates to "your yard" in English. It is used to indicate ownership directly on the noun, without an article, reflecting Finnish possessive grammar.

Example: Pihasi on suuri. This sentence means "Your yard is large." The form is written as a single word with the possessive ending attached to piha, and there is no space between the noun and the suffix.

Etymology and related forms: Pihasi is formed by adding the possessive suffix -si to piha. Other possessive forms with the same root include pihansa ("his/her/its yard") and pihamme ("our yard"), illustrating how Finnish marks ownership through suffixal inflection rather than separate determiners.

Notes: Because pihasi is an inflected noun form, it typically appears as a single word and follows standard Finnish pronunciation rules. It is not a proper noun and is capitalized only if it begins a sentence. The construction can be contrasted with other possessive forms to express different owners, all using the same root piha with different suffixes.

See also: Finnish language, possessive suffixes, Finnish grammar.