No. 460 in Finnish
johtajan
"Johtajan" means "of the leader" or "the leader's" (possessive form).
In a sentence
Johtajan puhe innosti kuulijat.
The leader's speech inspired the audience.
The word 'johtajan' acts as the genitive form of 'johtaja', indicating possession ('the leader's').
Kaikki kuuntelivat hiljaa johtajan ohjeita.
Everyone quietly listened to the leader's instructions.
Here, 'johtajan' also reflects possession ('the leader's instructions').
Meidän on noudatettava johtajan esimerkkiä.
We must follow the leader's example.
In this sentence, 'johtajan' denotes the example set by the leader, showing possession.
Johtajan päätökset osoittautuivat viisaiksi.
The leader's decisions turned out to be wise.
In this sentence, 'johtajan' is in the genitive case, indicating possession or association, referring to decisions belonging to the leader.
Keskustelimme johtajan kanssa pitkään.
We had a long discussion with the leader.
Here, 'johtajan' is used in the genitive case in combination with 'kanssa' (with), establishing who the conversation was with.
Näimme johtajan tulevan toimistosta.
We saw the leader coming out of the office.
In this sentence, 'johtajan' is in the genitive case to indicate the object of sight, the person being seen.
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