Abessive
 
 
    
 

1   Case Endings

The abessive ending is -tta/-ttä both in the singular and in the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.

2   Formation

The abessive singular is formed using the genitive stem and the abessive plural using the plural stem. The abessive ending is added directly to these stems.

Nominative

Abessive sg

Abessive pl

Translation

jalka

jalatta

jaloitta

foot

varas

varkaatta

varkaitta

thief

talo

talotta

taloitta

house

vene

veneettä

veneittä

boat