työpaikkansa

Työpaikkansa is a Finnish noun phrase formed from the base noun työpaikka (workplace, job) and the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä. The result means “the workplace belonging to him/her/it” and is used to indicate possession by a third person in reference to the subject of the sentence. In Finnish, the possessor can be made explicit with a pronoun such as hänen, as in hänen työpaikkansa, or left implicit when the context makes the possessor clear.

Usage and examples

Työpaikkansa is commonly used in everyday language as well as in news and formal writing. Examples include: Hän menetti työpaikkansa viime viikolla (He/She lost his/her job last week). Hänen työpaikkansa sijaitsee Helsingissä (Her/His workplace is located in Helsinki). The form is compatible with the broader Finnish possessive system, which includes forms for other persons and numbers, such as minun työpaikkani (my workplace), sinun työpaikkasi (your workplace), työpaikkamme (our workplace), and työpaikkanne (your/plural your workplace).

Notes on form and meaning

Työpaikkansa specifically marks third-person possession. It does not by itself specify which person or entity possesses the workplace; the possessor is understood from context or added with a pronoun. The term is otherwise neutral and cardinal in meaning, primarily serving grammatical and referential functions in sentences about employment and organization.

See also

työpaikka; possessive suffixes in Finnish; Finnish grammar.