kotona
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
An archaic locative singular form (with Proto-Uralic *-na) of the archaic/dialectal noun koto (“home”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
kotona (not comparable)
- at home, at somebody's place; home (on arrival)
- Pekka on kotonaan. / Pekka on kotona.
- Pekka is at his home.
- Terve, olen kotona!
- Hello, I'm home!
- Pekka on Paulin kotona.
- Pekka is at Pauli's place.
- Ole kuin kotonasi!
Usage notes edit
- This word requires a possessive suffix, unless the occupant of the home is referred to with a noun or proper noun (see examples above).
- The possessive suffix is optional when the subject of the sentence is in their own home.
- The possessive suffix is not used in sentences in which "at" is omitted in English.
Inflection edit
→○ | lative | (kotiin) |
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○ | locative | kotona |
○→ | separative | kotoa |
Personal/possessive forms of kotona | ||
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no possessor | kotona | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kotonani | kotonamme |
2nd person | kotonasi | kotonanne |
3rd person | kotonaan kotonansa |
Noun edit
kotona
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “kotona”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02