puuhasi

Puuhasi is a Finnish noun phrase meaning the activities or undertakings a person is currently occupied with. It is formed from puuha, meaning task or activity, and the second-person possessive suffix -si, yielding your activity or your undertaking. The term is used mainly in everyday speech to refer to what someone is doing or planning to do, and it can denote both small domestic tasks and larger projects.

Etymology and grammar: Puuha is a native Finnish noun with related verbs such as puuhailla (to busy oneself) and puuhata (to undertake). Possessive forms include puuhasi (your undertaking) for singular and puuhanne (your undertaking) for plural. The construction appears in questions and statements: "Mikä on puuhasi?" (What is your undertaking?) and "Tämä on hänen puuhansa" (This is what he/she is up to).

Usage notes: Puuhasi is common in informal speech and can express both everyday tasks and ongoing projects. It tends to emphasize ongoing effort rather than formal duties. It is related but not identical to harrastus (hobby); harrastus denotes a pastime pursued for enjoyment, while puuha focuses on what a person is doing at the moment or planning to do.

Examples: "Mitä sinä puuhaat tänään?" (What are you up to today?) "Olen kotona tekemässä puuhiani." (I’m at home working on my tasks.) In context, puuha often conveys practical activity and progress rather than abstract plans.