-seen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From earlier *-sehen, a combination of the Proto-Finnic illative suffixes *-sën and *-hën.
Suffix edit
-seen
- Forms the illative singular case.
Usage notes edit
- See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the illative case is used.
- Used after a second- or third-syllable long vowel. For words like neitsyt, this suffix is common, based on a stem like neitsyee-, but it is grammatically wrong – -en is preferred in formal usage, using on a stem like neitsye-.
| word | stem | illative |
|---|---|---|
| harmaa | harmaa- | harmaaseen |
| joukkue | joukkuee- | joukkueeseen |