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päätöksen

Päätöksen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun päätös, meaning a decision or ruling. It is used to indicate possession or association with a decision, or as part of phrases where the decision is the object or source of action. In everyday and formal language, päätöksen appears in contexts such as policy reports, legal documents, and news reporting.

Etymology and formation: Päätös is derived from the verb päättää, meaning to decide or determine. The noun

Usage: Päätöksen is common in formal Finnish, particularly in administrative, legal, and political discourse. It appears

Examples:

- Päätöksen mukaan rakennusprojektia valmistellaan. (According to the decision, the construction project is being prepared.)

- Päätöksen vaikutukset ovat laajat. (The effects of the decision are broad.)

See also: Finnish grammar on genitive case and noun formation from verbs.

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form
signals
the
act
or
result
of
deciding.
The
genitive
singular
form,
päätöksen,
is
used
to
connect
the
decision
to
other
elements
in
a
sentence,
for
example
to
describe
what
the
decision
entails,
what
it
governs,
or
what
is
derived
from
it.
The
plural
forms
are
päätökset
(nominative),
päätösten
(genitive),
and
päätöksiä
(partitive).
in
constructions
such
as
“päätöksen
mukaan”
(according
to
the
decision),
“päätöksen
painoarvo”
(the
weight/authority
of
the
decision),
and
“päätöksen
vaikutukset”
(the
effects
of
the
decision).
It
can
function
as
the
object
of
verbs
that
govern
genitive
objects,
as
in
“toteuttaa
päätöksen”
(to
implement
the
decision)
or
“perua
päätöksen”
(to
revoke
the
decision).