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Definition 2024
-inen
-inen
See also: inen
Finnish
Suffix
-inen
- Creates adjectives signifying a certain quality; -like, -ous, -y.
- Creates adjectives indicating a material of which something is made; -en
- Creates adjectives from present active participles, indicating a tendency to be/do something.
- taipuva (flexible) -> taipuvainen (inclined, predisposed; to do something = tekemään jotakin)
Declension
back vowels (contains a, o or u)
| Inflection of -inen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -inen | -iset | |
| genitive | -isen | -isten -isien |
|
| partitive | -ista | -isia | |
| illative | -iseen | -isiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -inen | -iset | |
| accusative | nom. | -inen | -iset |
| gen. | -isen | ||
| genitive | -isen | -isten -isien |
|
| partitive | -ista | -isia | |
| inessive | -isessa | -isissa | |
| elative | -isesta | -isista | |
| illative | -iseen | -isiin | |
| adessive | -isella | -isilla | |
| ablative | -iselta | -isilta | |
| allative | -iselle | -isille | |
| essive | -isena | -isina | |
| translative | -iseksi | -isiksi | |
| instructive | — | -isin | |
| abessive | -isetta | -isitta | |
| comitative | — | -isine | |
front vowels (no a, o or u)
| Inflection of -inen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -inen | -iset | |
| genitive | -isen | -isten -isien |
|
| partitive | -istä | -isiä | |
| illative | -iseen | -isiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -inen | -iset | |
| accusative | nom. | -inen | -iset |
| gen. | -isen | ||
| genitive | -isen | -isten -isien |
|
| partitive | -istä | -isiä | |
| inessive | -isessä | -isissä | |
| elative | -isestä | -isistä | |
| illative | -iseen | -isiin | |
| adessive | -isellä | -isillä | |
| ablative | -iseltä | -isiltä | |
| allative | -iselle | -isille | |
| essive | -isenä | -isinä | |
| translative | -iseksi | -isiksi | |
| instructive | — | -isin | |
| abessive | -isettä | -isittä | |
| comitative | — | -isine | |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Finnish_words_suffixed_with_-inen'>Finnish words suffixed with -inen</a>