sovelluksiaan

Sovelluksiaan is a Finnish morphologic form built from the noun sovellus (application, software) in its plural partitive form sovelluksia, combined with a possessive suffix. The result is a phrase used to denote ownership of applications by a subject, typically in third-person reference. The exact possessor (singular or plural) is determined by context, but the form is commonly found when the possessor is already understood from the sentence.

Morphology and usage: sovelluksiaan consists of two parts: sovelluksia, the plural partitive of sovellus, indicating multiple applications; and the possessive ending that signals ownership by the subject of the clause. In Finnish, possessive suffixes attach to the noun to show who owns the possessed item, so sovelluksiaan functions as “its/their applications” depending on the context. This construction is frequent in technology, business, and media language, where repetition of the possessor is often avoided.

Examples and meaning: A typical sentence is Yritys päivitti sovelluksiaan, meaning “The company updated its applications.” The phrase conveys possession without repeating the owner name, relying on context to identify whether the possessor is singular (the company) or plural (the companies, users, etc.). The form can appear in news reports, corporate communications, and technical writing.

See also: sovellus, sovellukset, omistus suffixes in Finnish grammar.

Note: While sovelluksiaan is common, similar possessive formations occur with other nouns (for example ohjelmistojaan, ohjelmistojensa), illustrating a broader Finnish pattern of combining a plural noun form with a possessive suffix to indicate ownership.