päätöstä

Päätöstä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun päätös, which means a decision or resolution made by a person, group, or institution. The word is used to refer to the act or result of deciding in a general or indefinite sense.

In usage, päätöstä appears as the object of verbs in contexts where the decision is treated as an indefinite or non-specific entity, or in negated clauses. For example: En tehnyt päätöstä. (I did not make a decision.) Odotamme hallituksen päätöstä. (We are awaiting the government’s decision.) In contrast, definite or specific decisions are often referred to with the accusative/genitive forms, such as päätöksen or päätöksen, depending on the construction.

Grammatically, päätöstä is the partitive form used to express partiality, indefiniteness, or ongoing action related to the decision, and it commonly appears in legal, administrative, or formal writing, as well as everyday speech when the decision is not yet realized or is not being treated as a completed entity. The corresponding plural forms are päätöksiä (partitive plural) and päätösten (genitive plural).

Related forms include päätös (nominative), päätöksen (genitive), and päätöksiä (partitive plural). The noun derives from the verb päättää meaning to decide; the term marks the outcome or conclusion reached after consideration.

See also: päätös, decision in Finnish law and administration, grammatical case forms in Finnish.