Partitive Interactive Exercises
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The partitive’s ending can be -a/ä, -ta/tä or -tta/ttä. You can find the explanations of which ending to use on our page about the partitive singular. Please also read about vowel harmony before doing this exercise! It will help you decide whether to use -a or -ä.
The exercise above contains the following word types:
- Words ending in a single vowel -a, -ä, -o, -u, -y, -ö: add -a/ä
- Words ending in -i: add -a/ä (this exercise only contains this type)
- Words ending in -e: add -tta/ttä
- Words ending in two vowels: add -ta/tä
- Words ending in -nen: replace -nen with -sta/stä
- Words ending in a consonant: add -ta/tä
- Remember vowel harmony!
The exercise above contains the following word types:
- Words ending in a single vowel -a, -ä, -o, -u, -y, -ö: add -a/ä
- Words ending in -i: add -a/ä (this exercise only contains this type)
- Words ending in -e: add -tta/ttä
- Words ending in two vowels: add -ta/tä
- Words ending in -nen: replace -nen with -sta/stä
- Words ending in a consonant: add -ta/tä
- Remember vowel harmony!
“Minulla on auto” means “I have a car”. When we make this sentence negative, we need the partitive case: “Minulla ei ole autoa”.
The exercise above contains the following word types:
- Words ending in a single vowel -a, -ä, -o, -u, -y, -ö: add -a/ä
- Words ending in -i: add -a/ä (this exercise only contains this type)
- Words ending in -e: add -tta/ttä
- Words ending in two vowels: add -ta/tä
- Words ending in -nen: replace -nen with -sta/stä
- Words ending in a consonant: add -ta/tä
- Remember vowel harmony!
In negative sentences, you will use the partitive case for the object.
The exercise above contains the following word types:
- Words ending in a single vowel -a, -ä, -o, -u, -y, -ö: add -a/ä
- Words ending in -i: add -a/ä (this exercise only contains this type)
- Words ending in -e: add -tta/ttä
- Words ending in two vowels: add -ta/tä
- Words ending in -nen: replace -nen with -sta/stä
- Words ending in a consonant: add -ta/tä
- Remember vowel harmony!
This exercise a general understanding of what the partitive looks like, so you can mark them in the text.
This exercise a general understanding of what the partitive looks like, so you can mark them in the text.
This exercise showcases the different types of words ending in -i.
You can study the inflection of words ending in -i in a couple of PDF-lessons:
- Words ending in -i: language lesson
- Old and new words: language lesson + solution
- Inflection of words ending in -i: language lesson + solution
This exercise contains some harder wordtypes, check the rules you will need below the exercise if needed. Some hints have been provided.
The exercise above contains the following word types:
- Words ending in -i
- New words ending in -i: add -a/ä
- Old words ending in -i: replace -i with -ea/eä
- Old words ending in -ni, -li, -ri: replace -i with -ta/tä
- Old words ending in -si: replace -si with -tta/ttä
- Words ending in two vowels
- Words ending in two of the same vowel: add -ta/tä
- Words ending in -io
- Words ending in -ea/eä: add -a/ä
- Words ending in a consonant
- Words ending in -nen: replace -nen with -sta/stä
- Words ending in a consonant: add -ta/tä
- Exceptions: veli > veljeä, lapsi > lasta
The pronouns tämä, tuo and se become tätä, tuota and sitä. Read more about these demonstative pronouns here.
Exercises and passwords:
- Partitive inflection: all wordtypes – Password: sE0nPnta8b
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