The elative ending is -sta/-stä in both the singular and the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.
The elative singular is formed using the genitive stem and the elative plural using the plural stem. The elative ending is added directly to these stems.
Nominative | Elative sg | Elative pl | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
jalka | jalasta | jaloista | foot |
varas | varkaasta | varkaista | thief |
talo | talosta | taloista | house |
vene | veneestä | veneistä | boat |
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