abessiivi
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑbesːiːʋi/, [ˈɑbe̞s̠ˌs̠iːʋi]
- Hyphenation: a‧bes‧sii‧vi
Noun
abessiivi
- (grammar) abessive.
Usage notes
In Finnish the ending of abessive is -tta or -ttä. It is usually translated into English as "without + noun".
- Rahatta on hankala opiskella.
- It's difficult to study without money.
- Rahatta on hankala opiskella.
The abessive case is used relatively seldom, and is often replaced with expression ilman (“without”) + partitive.
- rahatta = ilman rahaa
Declension
| Inflection of abessiivi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abessiivi | abessiivit | |
| genitive | abessiivin | abessiivien | |
| partitive | abessiivia | abessiiveja | |
| illative | abessiiviin | abessiiveihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | abessiivi | abessiivit | |
| accusative | nom. | abessiivi | abessiivit |
| gen. | abessiivin | ||
| genitive | abessiivin | abessiivien | |
| partitive | abessiivia | abessiiveja | |
| inessive | abessiivissa | abessiiveissa | |
| elative | abessiivista | abessiiveista | |
| illative | abessiiviin | abessiiveihin | |
| adessive | abessiivilla | abessiiveilla | |
| ablative | abessiivilta | abessiiveilta | |
| allative | abessiiville | abessiiveille | |
| essive | abessiivina | abessiiveina | |
| translative | abessiiviksi | abessiiveiksi | |
| instructive | — | abessiivein | |
| abessive | abessiivitta | abessiiveitta | |
| comitative | — | abessiiveineen | |
Synonyms
- (abessive): vajanto (dated)