Finnish rules2

The partitiivi case is used when there are numbers mentiond in the sentance exept the number 1. You change the noun to a partitiivi ending. The pronoun and adjective all change to the same ending as noun. Also sentances that talk about eating and drink, as well as sentances in negative form change to partitiivi case. when there are no numbers used you use the stem/nomitive form.
- Ex: three new schools.(patitiivi case)
- kolme uutta koulua.
- Ex: from this new school (nomitive case)
- tästä uudesta koulusta
words ending with -V (V = vowel)
Ex: one bus
yksi bussi
- the word gets the -a/-ä ending
- Ex: two busses
- kaksi bussia
words ending with-VV (2 vowels)
Ex: one tree
yksi puu
- the word gets the -ta/tä
- Ex: two trees
- kaksi puuta
words ending with -C (ending with a consanant)
Ex: one man.
yksi mies.
- The word gets the -ta/-tä ending
- Ex: two men
- kaksi miesta
words ending with -e
Ex: one room
yksi huone
- words ending with -e get -tta/-ttä ending.
- Ex: two rooms
- kaksi huonetta.

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Finnish rules2

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rules for the partitiivi case in Finnish

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2011-03-05T09:39:49Z

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