-minen
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-minen.
Suffix
-minen
- Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds to the English gerund suffix -ing.
- kirjoittaa (to write) → kirjoittaminen (writing)
- syödä (to eat) → syöminen (eating)
- Suffix for the fourth infinitive.
Usage notes
Note that the base forms (-minen) partitive forms (-mista/-mistä) of Finnish fourth infinitives are also used in a verbal sense: ei ole tänne tulemista (you shall not come here).
Declension
Back vowel harmony declension (includes vowels a, o, u)
| Inflection of -minen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -minen | -miset | |
| genitive | -misen | -misten -misien | |
| partitive | -mista | -misia | |
| illative | -miseen | -misiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -minen | -miset | |
| accusative | nom. | -minen | -miset |
| gen. | -misen | ||
| genitive | -misen | -misten -misien | |
| partitive | -mista | -misia | |
| inessive | -misessa | -misissa | |
| elative | -misesta | -misista | |
| illative | -miseen | -misiin | |
| adessive | -misella | -misilla | |
| ablative | -miselta | -misilta | |
| allative | -miselle | -misille | |
| essive | -misena | -misina | |
| translative | -miseksi | -misiksi | |
| instructive | — | -misin | |
| abessive | -misetta | -misitta | |
| comitative | — | -misineen | |
Front vowel harmony declension (includes vowels ä, ö, y)
| Inflection of -minen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -minen | -miset | |
| genitive | -misen | -misten -misien | |
| partitive | -mistä | -misiä | |
| illative | -miseen | -misiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -minen | -miset | |
| accusative | nom. | -minen | -miset |
| gen. | -misen | ||
| genitive | -misen | -misten -misien | |
| partitive | -mistä | -misiä | |
| inessive | -misessä | -misissä | |
| elative | -misestä | -misistä | |
| illative | -miseen | -misiin | |
| adessive | -misellä | -misillä | |
| ablative | -miseltä | -misiltä | |
| allative | -miselle | -misille | |
| essive | -misenä | -misinä | |
| translative | -miseksi | -misiksi | |
| instructive | — | -misin | |
| abessive | -misettä | -misittä | |
| comitative | — | -misineen | |
Derived terms
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