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=== Possessives === | === Possessives === | ||
In addition to or instead of using words like my and theirs, Finnish adds endings to words to show possession. If a word already has another ending on it, the possessive ending appears at the end of the word. For example, see how possessives change the words ''talo'' (house) and ''talossa'' (in the house): | In addition to or instead of using words like my and theirs, Finnish adds endings to words to show possession. If a word already has another ending on it, the possessive ending appears at the end of the word. For example, see how possessives change the words ''talo'' (house) and ''talossa'' (in the house): | ||
*his house - ''hänen | *his house - ''<u>hänen</u> talo<u>nsa</u>'' | ||
*in his house - ''hänen | *in his house - ''<u>hänen</u> talossa<u>nsa</u>'' | ||
See [[#Possessive Endings|Table 1]] for a more complete description of possessives. | See [[#Possessive Endings|Table 1]] for a more complete description of possessives. | ||