preesens
Finnish
(index pr)
Etymology
From Latin praesens, present participle of praesum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpreːsens/, [ˈpre̞ːs̠e̞ns̠]
- Hyphenation: pree‧sens
Noun
preesens
- (grammar) present tense
Usage notes
The preesens tense of Finnish is normally translated into English with either simple present or present continuous.
Declension
| Inflection of preesens (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | preesens | preesensit | |
| genitive | preesensin | preesensien | |
| partitive | preesensiä | preesensejä | |
| illative | preesensiin | preesenseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | preesens | preesensit | |
| accusative | nom. | preesens | preesensit |
| gen. | preesensin | ||
| genitive | preesensin | preesensien | |
| partitive | preesensiä | preesensejä | |
| inessive | preesensissä | preesenseissä | |
| elative | preesensistä | preesenseistä | |
| illative | preesensiin | preesenseihin | |
| adessive | preesensillä | preesenseillä | |
| ablative | preesensiltä | preesenseiltä | |
| allative | preesensille | preesenseille | |
| essive | preesensinä | preesenseinä | |
| translative | preesensiksi | preesenseiksi | |
| instructive | — | preesensein | |
| abessive | preesensittä | preesenseittä | |
| comitative | — | preesenseineen | |
Synonyms
- kestämä (dated)
Compounds
- kestopreesens