tehtävinään

Tehtävinään is a Finnish word that translates to "having as tasks" or "with tasks". It is the adessive plural of the word "tehtävä," which means "task" or "assignment." The adessive case in Finnish is used to indicate location or accompaniment, and in this context, it suggests that the subject of the sentence is performing actions or experiencing a situation while having certain tasks at hand.

For example, "Lapset leikkivät tehtävinään palapelin kokoamista" translates to "The children played, their task being to assemble a puzzle." Here, "tehtävinään" indicates that the specific task they were engaged in while playing was assembling the puzzle. The word can also be used to describe a more general state of having responsibilities or duties. "Hän oli kiireinen tehtävinään" means "He was busy with his tasks."

The grammatical structure of "tehtävinään" involves the plural adessive ending "-än" attached to the word "tehtävä" which also includes the possessive suffix "-än" for the third person plural. This indicates that the tasks belong to the subject performing the action. Understanding the nuances of Finnish case endings and possessive suffixes is crucial for correctly interpreting the meaning of sentences containing words like "tehtävinään." It emphasizes the active involvement of the subject with their assigned duties or objectives within a given context.