Fin
/fin/
Definition
a Finn, a member of the majority people of Finland
- Finle bla tanışdıq — we got to know some Finns
- bir Fin kelgendi — a Finn has come
- Finleni tilleri — the language of the Finns
- Fin til — the Finnish language
- Fin literatura — Finnish literature
- Fin tişirıw — a Finnish woman
- Fin halq — the Finnish people
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Finthe Finn | Finlethe Finns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Finnithe Finn's | Finlenithe Finns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Finnithe Finn (as the object) | Finlenithe Finns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Fingeto the Finn | Finlegeto the Finns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Findeat / in the Finn | Finledeat / in the Finns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Findenfrom the Finn | Finledenfrom the Finns | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | Finimmy Finn | Finlerimmy Finns |
| your | Finingyour Finn | Finleringyour Finns |
| his / her | Finihis / her Finn | Finlerihis / her Finns |
| our | Finibizour Finn | Finleribizour Finns |
| you all's | Finigizyou all's Finn | Finlerigizyou all's Finns |
| their | Finleritheir Finn | Finleritheir Finns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Finleri can mean "his / her Finns", "their Finn", or "their Finns" — context decides.