No. 32 in Finnish
jonka
"Jonka" means "whose" or "whom" (relative pronoun).
In a sentence
Hän on se henkilö, jonka tapasin eilen.
He is the person whom I met yesterday.
In this sentence, 'jonka' introduces a relative clause meaning 'whom', where it serves as the object of the verb 'tapasin'.
Tämä on talo, jonka katto on punainen.
This is the house whose roof is red.
Here, 'jonka' indicates possession in the relative clause, meaning 'whose'.
Löysin kirjan, jonka kirjoittaja on tunnettu.
I found a book whose author is well-known.
In this sentence, 'jonka' is used to link the relative clause to the noun, expressing possession, referring to 'author' as being associated with 'book'.
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