osaobjekti
Finnish
Etymology
osa + objekti
Noun
osaobjekti
- (grammar) partial object (object that indicates incomplete action)
Usage notes
- In Finnish the partial object is in partitive case and it is used in the following contexts:
- Always in a negative sentence, even if the action is completed:
- En rakentanut tätä taloa.
- I didn't build this house.
- Of unquantified things:
- Tarvitsen jauhoja.
- I need (some) flour.
- Of abstract topics:
- Köyhät tarvitsevat myötätuntoa.
- The poor need compassion.
- When the goal of the action has not been indicated}}
- Mies tutki taulua.
- A man studied the painting.
- Of an ongoing, uncompleted action:
- Luen sanomalehteä.
- I'm reading a newspaper.
- When the duration of an action is emphasized rather the result:
- Koulua rakennettiin vuosi.
- It took a year to build the school.
- With other numerals than one:
- Ostin neljä tulppaania.
- I bought four tulips.
- Always in a negative sentence, even if the action is completed:
- For usage of the total object, see kokonaisobjekti
Declension
Inflection of osaobjekti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | osaobjekti | osaobjektit | |
genitive | osaobjektin | osaobjektien | |
partitive | osaobjektia | osaobjekteja | |
illative | osaobjektiin | osaobjekteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | osaobjekti | osaobjektit | |
accusative | nom. | osaobjekti | osaobjektit |
gen. | osaobjektin | ||
genitive | osaobjektin | osaobjektien | |
partitive | osaobjektia | osaobjekteja | |
inessive | osaobjektissa | osaobjekteissa | |
elative | osaobjektista | osaobjekteista | |
illative | osaobjektiin | osaobjekteihin | |
adessive | osaobjektilla | osaobjekteilla | |
ablative | osaobjektilta | osaobjekteilta | |
allative | osaobjektille | osaobjekteille | |
essive | osaobjektina | osaobjekteina | |
translative | osaobjektiksi | osaobjekteiksi | |
instructive | — | osaobjektein | |
abessive | osaobjektitta | osaobjekteitta | |
comitative | — | osaobjekteineen |