preesens
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin praesens, present participle of praesum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpreesens
Usage notes
editThe preesens tense of Finnish is normally translated into English with either simple present or present continuous.
Declension
editInflection of preesens (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | preesens | preesensit | ||
genitive | preesensin | preesensien | ||
partitive | preesensiä | preesensejä | ||
illative | preesensiin | preesenseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | preesens | preesensit | ||
accusative | nom. | preesens | preesensit | |
gen. | preesensin | |||
genitive | preesensin | preesensien | ||
partitive | preesensiä | preesensejä | ||
inessive | preesensissä | preesenseissä | ||
elative | preesensistä | preesenseistä | ||
illative | preesensiin | preesenseihin | ||
adessive | preesensillä | preesenseillä | ||
ablative | preesensiltä | preesenseiltä | ||
allative | preesensille | preesenseille | ||
essive | preesensinä | preesenseinä | ||
translative | preesensiksi | preesenseiksi | ||
abessive | preesensittä | preesenseittä | ||
instructive | — | preesensein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- kestämä (dated)
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “preesens”, 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 2023-07-03