Demonstratiivipronominit - Demonstrative Pronouns đ #
Basic Forms #
| Singular | English | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| tÀmÀ | this | nÀmÀ | these |
| tuo | that | nuo | those |
| se | it (mentioned before) | ne | they (things mentioned before) |
Case Declension #
Singular Forms #
| Case | tÀmÀ | tuo | se | mikÀ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tÀmÀ | tuo | se | mikÀ |
| Partitive | tÀtÀ | tuota | sitÀ | mitÀ |
| Genitive | tÀmÀn | tuon | sen | minkÀ |
| Illative (S-MIHIN) | tÀhÀn | tuohon | siihen | mihin |
| Inessive (S-MISSĂ) | tĂ€ssĂ€ | tuossa | siinĂ€ | missĂ€ |
| Elative (S-MISTĂ) | tĂ€stĂ€ | tuosta | siitĂ€ | mistĂ€ |
| Allative (L-MIHIN) | tÀlle | tuolle | sille | mille |
| Adessive (L-MISSĂ) | tĂ€llĂ€ | tuolla | sillĂ€ | millĂ€ |
| Ablative (L-MISTĂ) | tĂ€ltĂ€ | tuolta | siltĂ€ | miltĂ€ |
Plural Forms #
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | nÀmÀ / nuo / ne / mitkÀ |
Usage Examples #
tÀmÀ (this) #
- TÀmÀ talo on minun kotitalo. (This house is my home.)
- TÀmÀ on hyvÀ idea. (This is a good idea.)
tuo (that) #
- Tuo vanha talo on kaunis. (That old house is beautiful.)
- Kuka tuo mies on? (Who is that man?)
se (it - previously mentioned) #
- Se on museo. (It is a museum.)
- Se on kallista. (It is expensive.)
nÀmÀ (these) #
- NÀmÀ mustat kengÀt maksavat 65 euroa. (These black shoes cost 65 euros.)
- NÀmÀ ovat hyviÀ. (These are good.)
nuo (those) #
- MitÀ nuo ruskeat kengÀt maksavat? (What do those brown shoes cost?)
- Ne maksavat 79 euroa. (They cost 79 euros.)
ne (they - things previously mentioned) #
- Ne maksavat 79 euroa. (They cost 79 euros.)
- Ne ovat pöydÀllÀ. (They are on the table.)
Location Adverbs (Related) #
tÀÀllÀ - tuolla - siellÀ System #
| Question | tÀÀ- | tuo- | sii- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mihin? (Where to?) | tÀnne | tuonne | sinne |
| MissÀ? (Where?) | tÀÀllÀ | tuolla | siellÀ |
| MistÀ? (Where from?) | tÀÀltÀ | tuolta | sieltÀ |
Usage:
- tÀÀllÀ/tÀnne/tÀÀltÀ = here (close to speaker)
- tuolla/tuonne/tuolta = there (visible, but away from speaker)
- siellÀ/sinne/sieltÀ = there (at a place mentioned before)
Examples #
- Tule tÀnne! (Come here!)
- Olen tÀÀllĂ€. (I’m here.)
- HĂ€n on tuolla. (He/she is over there.)
- Menen sinne huomenna. (I’ll go there tomorrow.)
- SiellÀ on kaunis ranta. (There is a beautiful beach there.)