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Back to [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]► | Back to [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]► | ||
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== Variant Forms of Words == | == Variant Forms of Words == | ||
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=== Word endings === | === Word endings === | ||
Endings are also added to words for other grammatical purposes. See | Endings are also added to words for other grammatical purposes. See [[#Possessive Endings|Table 1]] and [[#Other Word Endings|Table 3]] for other examples. | ||
== Spelling Changes == | |||
When an ending is added to a word, the consonants within that word may also change. Consider the following examples: | When an ending is added to a word, the consonants within that word may also change. Consider the following examples: | ||
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| talo » hänen talossaan || house » in his (her) house | | talo » hänen talossaan || house » in his (her) house | ||
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| meidän -mme || our || talo » meidän talomme | | rowspan="2" | meidän -mme || rowspan="2" | our || talo » meidän talomme || house » our house | ||
|- | |||
| talo » meidän talossamme || house » in our house | |||
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| rowspan="2" | teidän, -nne || rowspan="2" | your (plural) || talo » teidän talonne || house » your house | |||
|- | |||
| talo » teidän talossanne || house » in your house | |||
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| rowspan="3" | heidän, -nsa, -nsä or <br>double vowel + n || rowspan="3" | their || talo » heidän talonsa || house » their house | |||
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| talo » heidän talossansa || house » in their house | |||
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| talo » heidän talossaan || house » in their house | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Family History Department. ''Genealogical Word List: Finnish''. | Family History Department. ''Genealogical Word List: Finnish''. Salt Lake City: Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1997. | ||
[[Category:Finland Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Finland Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | ||