puhuttavansa
Puhuttavansa is a Finnish linguistic term that describes a specific inflected form derived from the participle puhuttava (the one to be spoken to) combined with the third‑person possessive suffix -nsä. The resulting form is a noun phrase meaning “the person to be spoken to,” i.e., the addressee belonging to someone. In gloss, puhuttavansa can be understood as “his/her addressee,” or more literally, “the one to be spoken to of him/her.” The form is not common in everyday language and is primarily encountered in grammatical descriptions, historical texts, or dialectal usage.
Etymology and morphology: The base is the present active participle puhuttava, referring to someone who is
Usage notes: Because puhuttavansa is relatively rare outside linguistic analysis, contemporary Finnish typically conveys the same
See also: Finnish grammar, participles, possessive suffixes.