itsesi

Finnish

Etymology

  • From itse and the possessive suffix -si.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: it‧se‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈitsesi/

Pronoun

itsesi

  1. (reflexive) The second-person singular of the reflexive pronoun, yourself.

Usage notes

  • Note that this pronoun has no nominative form.
  • If this pronoun is an object of a genitive-requiring postposition, the possessive suffix is not appended to the postposition — because it is already in this pronoun:
sinun kanssasi = with you (addressing one person)
itsesi kanssa = with yourself (addressing one person)

Inflection

noun case singular plural
nominative —
genitive itsesi
partitive itseäsi
inessive itsessäsi
elative itsestäsi
illative itseesi
adessive itselläsi
ablative itseltäsi
allative itsellesi
essive itsenäsi
translative itseksesi
instructive
abessive
comitative

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.