ottaa jalat alleen
Finnish
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic) to run away, to flee, to beat a retreat
Conjugation
[edit]See ottaa. jalat is in the plural and normally in the accusative case (which appears identical to the nominative case in the plural), but is inflected in the partitive case to express an ongoing or incomplete action or if used in the negative. alleen is not inflected, but receives a possessive suffix:
| possessor | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | alleni | allemme |
| 2nd person | allesi | allenne |
| 3rd person | alleen allensa | |