tekijäkantaisessa

The term "tekijäkantaisessa" is a Finnish grammatical concept. It refers to a construction where the agent or performer of an action is expressed in the genitive case. This is a less common but grammatically valid way to indicate agency in Finnish, often found in specific contexts or older language use.

In a typical Finnish sentence, the agent performing an action is usually in the nominative case. For example, in the sentence "Minä luen kirjaa" (I am reading a book), "minä" (I) is the nominative subject. However, in a "tekijäkantaisessa" construction, the agent might appear in the genitive. This often occurs in passive or impersonal constructions where the focus is on the action or the object rather than the explicit doer, but the doer is still mentioned.

An example might involve phrases like "kirjan lukeminen" (the reading of the book), where "kirjan" is the genitive of "kirja" (book) and can be understood as the object of the implied action of reading. More complex examples can be found in certain verbal noun constructions. The genitive form here indicates possession or relation to the action, rather than direct subjecthood. Understanding "tekijäkantaisessa" helps to grasp the nuances of Finnish grammatical expression and how agency can be conveyed through different case markings.