Finnish edit

Etymology edit

vaatia (to demand) + itselle (to oneself) with a possessive suffix

Verb edit

vaatia itselleen

  1. to lay claim (to say that something belongs to oneself)
    Spencerin yliopisto vaatii itselleen hiljattain julkistettua keksintöä.
    Spencer University lays claim to the recently published discovery.

Conjugation edit

  • See vaatia.
  • itselleen also receives a possessive suffix:
possessor singular plural
1st person itselleni itsellemme
2nd person itsellesi itsellenne
3rd person itselleen
itsellensä