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