【芬兰语语法】§20.3 TAIVAS NOMINALS

 In nominals like taivas ‘heaven’ the -s of the basic form alternates with a

vowel identical with the preceding vowel.

In ajatus nominals -s changes to -kse- in the inflectional stem; the

partitive singular is formed directly from the basic form.

In taivas nominals -s changes in the inflectional stem to a vowel

identical with the preceding vowel; the partitive singular is formed

directly from the basic form.

52 Finnish: An Essential Grammar

Inflectional stem followed by:

Basic Partitive Case Plural Possessive

form singular (except suffix

part. sing.)

taivas heaven taivas/ta taivaa/n taiva/i/ssa taivaa/ni

valmis ready valmis/ta valmii/n valmi/i/ssa –

+rikas rich +rikas/ta rikkaa/n rikka/i/ssa –

oppilas pupil oppilas/ta oppilaa/n oppila/i/ssa oppilaa/ni

+tehdas factory +tehdas/ta tehtaa/n tehta/i/ssa tehtaa/ni

+porras step +porras/ta portaa/n porta/i/ssa portaa/ni

+kirkas bright +kirkas/ta kirkkaa/n kirkka/i/ssa –

Strong grade Weak grade

tehtaa/n of the factory +tehdas factory

tehtaa/t factories (nom. sing.)

tehtaa/ssa in the factory +tehdas/ta factory

tehta/i/ssa in the factories (part. sing.)

tehtaa/sta out of the factory

tehta/i/sta out of the factories

tehtaa/mme our factory

tehtaa/nne your factory