👉 Partial or indefinite quantity ("some," "a part of")
Used when referring to an unknown or incomplete quantity.
Example:
1. Finnish: Ostan maitoa. (I’m buying some milk.)
(I’m buying milk, but not specifying how much.)
2. Finnish: Haluan kahvia. (I want some coffee.)
(I want coffee, but not a specific amount.)
Example:
1. Finnish: Ostan maitoa. (I’m buying some milk.)
(I’m buying milk, but not specifying how much.)
2. Finnish: Haluan kahvia. (I want some coffee.)
(I want coffee, but not a specific amount.)
👉 Unfinished actions
👉 Negative statements
👉 Uncountable nouns
Unlike English, which uses separate words (like "some" or "any"), Finnish modifies the noun's ending to show this meaning..
🇫🇮 Finnish Partitive Endings (Partitiivin päätteet)
The partitive case is formed by adding -a/-ä or -ta/-tä/-tta/-ttä to the noun stem. The rules depend on the word’s structure.Word Ending
Rule for Partitive
Example (Finnish)
-a/ä, -u, -y, -o/-ö
Add -a/-ä (vowel harmony)
kissa → kissaa (cat)
-ia, -ea, -eä
Add -a/-ä
vaikea → vaikeaa (difficult)
-e
Add -tta/-ttä
huone → huonetta (room)
-with two vowels
Add -ta/-tä
tee → teetä (tea)
-with consonant
Add -ta/-tä
sisarus → sisarusta (sibling)
Note: hän ဆိုသည်မှာ ကျား/မ ၂ မျိုးလုံးကို ရည်ညွန်းပါသည်။
ဖင်လန်ဘာသာစကားမှာ English ကဲ့သို (he/she) ကျား/မ ခွဲခြားခြင်းမရှိပါ။