Adessive

1   Case Endings

The adessive ending is -lla/-llä both in the singular and in the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.

2   Formation

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

Nominative Adessive sg Adessive pl Translation
jalka jalalla jaloilla foot
varas varkaalla varkailla thief
talo talolla taloilla house
vene veneellä veneillä boat