toimistoa

Toimistoa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun toimisto, meaning an office or administrative premises. A toimisto is a place where work or administrative tasks are performed, such as a company office, a government department, or a reception area within an organization. The word derives from toimisto with the noun-forming suffix -sto, which creates places associated with action or function.

In Finnish, toimistoa is used primarily as the direct object in sentences requiring the partitive case, and it appears after verbs that express need, desire, quantity, or negation. It is also used after numerals, commonly with two to four, to indicate an indefinite, non-total amount. For example: “Tarvitsemme toimistoa” (We need an office). “Onko täällä toimistoa?” (Is there an office here?). “Haluaisin vuokrata toimistoa” (I would like to rent an office).

When referring to more than one such place, the partitive plural form toimistoja is used, as in “Tarvitsemme useita toimistoja” (We need several offices).

The nominative singular is toimisto, nominative plural toimistot, genitive toimiston, and partitive plural can appear as toimistoja in appropriate contexts. Usage varies with sentence structure and emphasis, but toimistoa is the standard partitive singular form.