hänen

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See also: hanen and hånen

Finnish

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hänen

  1. genitive singular of hän (possessive suffix -nsa / -nsä)
    Hänen äitinsä on 45-vuotias.
    His/Her mother is 45 years old.
    Tämä kirja on hänen.
    This book is his/hers.
    Hänen pitää tehdä tämä nyt.
    He/She has to do this now.
  2. (dialectal, dated) accusative singular of hän
    Synonym: hänet

Usage notes

In spoken language the possessive suffix -nsa / -nsä is often omitted.

Anagrams

Ingrian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hänen

  1. inflection of hää:
    1. genitive
    2. accusative

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 98

Veps

Pronoun

hänen

  1. accusative/genitive of hän