putinin

In a sentence

• Putinin politiikasta käydään paljon keskustelua.

  There is much discussion about Putin's politics.

  Here, 'Putinin' is in the genitive case, indicating possession, linking the politics to Putin in Finnish grammar.

• Näin Putinin puheen televisiossa eilen.

  I saw Putin's speech on television yesterday.

  In this sentence, 'Putinin' again uses the genitive case to show that the speech belongs to Putin.

• Putinin ja hänen hallintonsa päätökset herättävät keskustelua.

  Putin's and his administration's decisions spark discussions.

  Here too, 'Putinin' is in the genitive to show joint possession with 'hallinto' (administration).

• Putinin päätökset herättävät keskustelua.

  Putin's decisions evoke discussion.

  Here, 'Putinin' is the possessive form of 'Putin', indicating ownership or association with decisions.

• Häntä verrattiin Putinin toimintaan.

  He was compared to Putin's actions.

  In this sentence, 'Putinin' indicates the association of actions to Putin, emphasizing comparison.

• Putinin käynti edelsi suurta tapahtumaa.

  Putin's visit preceded a major event.

  Here, 'Putinin' shows the relationship between the visit and Putin, marking it as Putin's visit.