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Module 6 of 15 · Text

Genitiivi

Edoardo Eula

Genitiivi is one of the 15 Finnish cases. It is used to indicate that something/someone belongs to something/someone. Genitiivi is needed when in English there is the genitive ('s) or the preposition of.

GENITIIVI = -n

Kuka?                                                         Kenen?

Pedro                                                          Pedron  Pedron tyttöystävä. (Pedro's girlfriend)

Alex                                                              Alexin  Alexin kotimaa. (Alex's homeland)

kiva opettaja                                               kivan opettajan  kivan opettajan nimi. (Nice teacher's name)

 

Mikä?                                                           Minkä?

Helsinki                                                        Helsingin  Helsingin sää. (the weather of Helsinki)

pitkä kurssi                                                  pitkän kurssin  Pitkän kurssin opettaja (The teacher of the long course)

 

Persoonapronominit: genitiivi

Kuka?                                                           Kenen?

minä                                                              minun  minun ystäväni  (my friend)

sinä                                                                sinun  sinun kirjasi

hän                                                                hänen  hänen autonsa

me                                                                  meidän  meidän opettajamme

te                                                                    teidän  teidän kotimaanne

he                                                                   heidän  heidän kurssinsa

HUOM! In spoken language is ok also minun koti, sinun koti... (without suffix).

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