teidän

Genitive form of te.

• Hyphenation: tei‧dän
• Rhymes: heidän, meidän
• IPA^(key): /ˈteidæn/

teidän

1. The genitive plural of the personal pronoun te, in most cases (with the possessive suffix -nne appended to the main word owned) translated with the possessive pronoun your; after the verb olla: yours — when addressing many persons or when addressing politely or formally one person:

   • Teidän äitinne on 45 vuotta vanha.

     Your mother is 45 years old.

   • Tämä kirja on teidän.

     This book is yours.

2. Used with verbs or verb structures that are used monopersonally such as pitää, täytyä, tulla, olla + passive present participle etc., and require genitive: translated into English you — when addressing many persons or when addressing politely or formally one person:

   • Teidän pitää/täytyy/tulee tehdä / on tehtävä tämä nyt.

     You have to do this now.

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