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Six local cases
three internal and three external to express location
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ssa / -ssä | "in" or "inside." |
| I am in the car | Olen autossa |
| I am in the bedroom | Olen makuuhuoneessa |
| -lla / -llä | "On" or "At" |
| I am on the sofa | Olen sohvalla |
| The cat is sleeping on the rug | Kissa nukkuu matolla |
| The glass(Lasi) is on the table | Lasi on pöydällä |
| -sta / -stä | "come from" or "out of" (from inside) |
| The man comes out of the house. | Mies tulee talosta |
| I am coming from the store | Minä tulen kaupasta |
| -lta / -ltä | "From on" or "From at." |
| The man comes from the balcony | Mies tulee parvekkeelta |
| He/She comes from lunch. | Hän tulee lounaalta |
| -lle | "to on" or "to at." (basically "to") |
| I am going to the chair to sit. | Menen tuolille istumaan |
| I come to the school at 8:15. | Tulen koululle kello 8:15 |
| Simple Short Vowel Pattern (Vn) | Used for most two-syllable words and many longer words. Rule: The last vowel of the word's stem is doubled (lengthened) and then -n is added |
| into the house | taloon |
| into the boat | veneeseen - vene (boat) |
| hVn Pattern (For words ending in a short vowel) | Rule: The last vowel is followed by -h + the same vowel + -n. |
| into the country | maahan |
| into work | työhön |
| The seen Pattern (For words ending in -e) | Rule: The final -e is replaced by -seen. |
| into the phone | puhelimeen - puhelime |
| into the letter | kirjeeseen - kirje |
| The child goes into the car | Lapsi menee autoon |
| I go into the store to buy food. | Menen kauppaan ostamaan ruokaa. (kauppa) |
| The child goes home | Lapsi menee kotiin |
| Puu (tree) | Puuhun |
| Turku | Turkuun |
| There is a big table in the kitchen. | Keittiössä on iso pöytä. |
| There is a rug on the floor. | Lattialla on matto. |
| There is a sofa, a table, and a shelf in the room. | Huoneessa on sohva, pöytä ja hylly. |
| There is not a big table in the kitchen. | Keittiössä ei ole isoa pöytää. |