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nesessiivinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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nesessiivi +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnesesːiːʋinen/, [ˈne̞s̠e̞s̠ˌs̠iːʋine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -iːʋinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ne‧ses‧sii‧vi‧nen

Adjective

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nesessiivinen

  1. necessive (used to refer to impersonal third-person verbs (whose subjects are usually in the genitive case) that are used to express necessity or obligation in Finnish, for example täytyä)

Declension

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Possessive forms of nesessiivinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.