Breakdown of Kiitän teitä läsnäolostanne tänään.
te
you (plural/formal)
tänään
today
kiittää
to thank
läsnäolo
presence
Questions & Answers about Kiitän teitä läsnäolostanne tänään.
Why is the word for presence in the elative case (läsnäolostanne)?
This is because of the verb kiittää (to thank). In Finnish, when you thank someone for something, the reason for the gratitude must be in the elative case (-sta/-stä). So, thanking someone for their presence translates structurally to thanking them from their presence.
Why is the word for "you" in the partitive case (teitä)?
The verb kiittää requires the person you are thanking to be in the partitive case. So you thank teitä (you, plural or formal), not the basic form te.
How is the word läsnäolostanne built?
It breaks down into three parts: läsnäolo (presence) + -sta (elative case ending meaning "for" here) + -nne (possessive suffix meaning "your"). Notice that the case ending always comes before the possessive suffix!
Could I say Kiitän teitä teidän läsnäolostanne?
Yes, you can include the pronoun teidän (your), but it is optional here. With first and second-person pronouns (my, your, our), the possessive suffix alone (like the -nne at the end of the word) is enough to show whose presence it is.
Where does the word läsnäolo come from?