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9 Cards in this Set
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-i |
In traditional Finnish words -i becomes -e
B: nimi (name) P: nimeä S: nime- |
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Loan words -i
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In Finnish loan words -i remains
B: posti (post office) P: postia S: posti- |
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-is |
In the stem, the -s is dropped and the vowel is doubled
B: kaunis (beautiful) P: kaunista S: kaunii- |
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-kVs |
In a word with -k plus vowel plus s -s becomes -kse- in the stem
B: keskus (center) P: keskusta S: keskukse- |
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-a/äs |
In the stem, the -s is dropped and the vowel is doubled
B: lounas (lunch) P: lounasta S: lounaa- |
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-si |
-si is dropped in both partitive (-tta/ä) and the stem (-de-)
B: vesi (water) P: vettä S: vede- |
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-e |
-e is doubled in the stem
B: huone (room) P: huonettä S: huonee- |
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-in |
-in becomes -ime- in the stem
B: puhelin (phone) P: puhelinta S: puhlelime- |
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-nen |
B: nainen (woman) P: naista S: naise- |