Unit III Part B: Structural Notes Flashcards
partitive singular for “some part of” case ending
-a/-ä, -ta/-tä
good day
hyvää päivää
would you like some coffee?
saako olla kahvia?
i waited for the elevator for 10 minutes
odotin hissiä 10 minuuttia
the coffee is hot
kahvi on kuumaa
i would drink some tea
juon teetä
well, if there’s some beer
no, jos on olutta
how to form words in the partitive case?
attach -a/-ä, -ta/-tä to the strong grade nominative
if the word ends in -e or in a consonant, then attach the ending to the weak grade
(partitive) good
hyvää
(partitive) coffee
kahvia
(partitive) elevator
hissiä
(partitive) day
päivää
(partitive) hot
kuumaa
(partitive) floor
lattiaa/ta
(partitive) kitchen
keitiöä/tä
(partitive) radio
radio/ta
(partitive) tea
teetä
(partitive) beer
olutta
(partitive) beautiful
kaunista
(partitive) butter
voita
(partitive) worst
pahinta
(partitive) family
perhettä
(partitive) paragraph/piece
kappaletta
when should you use the partitive case?
to express "some" or "any" in greetings as the object in negative sentences with cardinal numbers as subject or object with verbs expressing emotion with verbs indicating frequent action with certain other verbs to indicate ongoing action if theres a doubt about the outcome of an action