ravintoaineidensa

Ravintoaineidensa is a Finnish inflected form used to express possession by a plural subject of the noun ravintoaine, meaning nutrient. The form is part of a possessive construction in which the possessed plural noun and its possessors work together to indicate ownership. In English this typically corresponds to “their nutrients,” though the exact wording depends on the surrounding sentence.

The base word ravintoaine refers to any substance necessary for nutrition and healthy functioning in living organisms. When discussing nutrients in relation to multiple agents—such as several species, groups, or individuals—the head noun ravintoaineet (nutrients) can take the possessive suffix -idensa to signal that the nutrients belong to them. This suffixing pattern is common in scientific, ecological, and nutritional Finnish, where precise ownership and quantity are often important.

Usage and meaning: ravintoaineidensa functions as a determiner within a larger noun phrase, typically followed by a further modifier or a verb. It allows speakers and writers to specify that the nutrients being described are those of the plural subject in question. Example sentences include phrases like “kasvien ravintoaineidensa saatavuus” (the availability of the plants’ nutrients) and “eläinten ravintoaineidensa koostumus” (the composition of the animals’ nutrients).

Etymology and grammar: ravintoaineidensa combines ravintoaineet (nutrients) with the 3rd person plural possessive suffix -idensa. The construction illustrates Finnish agglutinative morphology, where multiple affixes attach to a base to convey number, case, and possession in a single word. See also Finnish grammar, possessive suffix, and genitive usage.