verbiliitto
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]verbiliitto
- (grammar) A multiword verb construct that is not considered a liittomuoto (“compound tense”) and which comprises an auxiliary verb and an infinite form (infinitive or participle) of the main verb, such that the construct acts as a simple predicate.
Usage notes
[edit]The difference between verbiliitto and verbiketju in Finnish grammar is somewhat hard to define, but generally speaking, constructs of the former type are more lexicalized.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of verbiliitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | verbiliitto | verbiliitot | |
genitive | verbiliiton | verbiliittojen | |
partitive | verbiliittoa | verbiliittoja | |
illative | verbiliittoon | verbiliittoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | verbiliitto | verbiliitot | |
accusative | nom. | verbiliitto | verbiliitot |
gen. | verbiliiton | ||
genitive | verbiliiton | verbiliittojen | |
partitive | verbiliittoa | verbiliittoja | |
inessive | verbiliitossa | verbiliitoissa | |
elative | verbiliitosta | verbiliitoista | |
illative | verbiliittoon | verbiliittoihin | |
adessive | verbiliitolla | verbiliitoilla | |
ablative | verbiliitolta | verbiliitoilta | |
allative | verbiliitolle | verbiliitoille | |
essive | verbiliittona | verbiliittoina | |
translative | verbiliitoksi | verbiliitoiksi | |
abessive | verbiliitotta | verbiliitoitta | |
instructive | — | verbiliitoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |