sellainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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sen +‎ -lainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈselːɑi̯nen/, [ˈs̠e̞lːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -elːɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): sel‧lai‧nen

Adjective

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sellainen (not comparable)

  1. such (a), that kind of, like that
    Sellaiset ihmiset eivät täällä pitkään pärjää.
    People like that won't last here for long.
    Sellaista meteliä pitivät!
    Such a noise they made!

Usage notes

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See tuo for the difference between tuollainen and sellainen.

Declension

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Inflection of sellainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative sellainen sellaiset
genitive sellaisen sellaisten
sellaisien
partitive sellaista sellaisia
illative sellaiseen sellaisiin
singular plural
nominative sellainen sellaiset
accusative nom. sellainen sellaiset
gen. sellaisen
genitive sellaisen sellaisten
sellaisien
partitive sellaista sellaisia
inessive sellaisessa sellaisissa
elative sellaisesta sellaisista
illative sellaiseen sellaisiin
adessive sellaisella sellaisilla
ablative sellaiselta sellaisilta
allative sellaiselle sellaisille
essive sellaisena sellaisina
translative sellaiseksi sellaisiksi
abessive sellaisetta sellaisitta
instructive sellaisin
comitative sellaisine
Possessive forms of sellainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sellaiseni sellaiseni
accusative nom. sellaiseni sellaiseni
gen. sellaiseni
genitive sellaiseni sellaisteni
sellaisieni
partitive sellaistani sellaisiani
inessive sellaisessani sellaisissani
elative sellaisestani sellaisistani
illative sellaiseeni sellaisiini
adessive sellaisellani sellaisillani
ablative sellaiseltani sellaisiltani
allative sellaiselleni sellaisilleni
essive sellaisenani sellaisinani
translative sellaisekseni sellaisikseni
abessive sellaisettani sellaisittani
instructive
comitative sellaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sellaisesi sellaisesi
accusative nom. sellaisesi sellaisesi
gen. sellaisesi
genitive sellaisesi sellaistesi
sellaisiesi
partitive sellaistasi sellaisiasi
inessive sellaisessasi sellaisissasi
elative sellaisestasi sellaisistasi
illative sellaiseesi sellaisiisi
adessive sellaisellasi sellaisillasi
ablative sellaiseltasi sellaisiltasi
allative sellaisellesi sellaisillesi
essive sellaisenasi sellaisinasi
translative sellaiseksesi sellaisiksesi
abessive sellaisettasi sellaisittasi
instructive
comitative sellaisinesi

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