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Don’t forget to use partitive (singular) after numbers and quantity describers

kaksi koiraa - two dogs

kolme kirjaa - three books

neljä kissaa - four cats

paljon ruokaa - a lot of food

monta lasta - many children

vähän aikaa - a little time

liikaa sokeria - too much sugar

tarpeeksi rahaa - enough money

The importance of partitive

Onko se hyvä? Is it good?

Onko se hyvää? Is it delicious?

Minä haluan sinut. I want you (non-sexual)

Minä haluan sinua. I want you (sexual)

-- Osmo Ikola, Kielikello 5 (1972)

Suomeksi: voi itku

In English: grrr

There are some 14 or 15 cases in Finnish, including a few fossil ones, but the partitive is the disaster one...

Words of Today: (3/365) Partitive.

Minä rakastan sinua. Why?

Why do Finns love in the partitive? Why do they always only love some of you and not all of you?

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