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 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).

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

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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