sellainen

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Finnish

Etymology

sen +‎ -lainen

Pronunciation

Adjective

sellainen (not comparable)

  1. such (a), that kind of, like that
    Sellaiset ihmiset eivät täällä pitkään pärjää.
    People of that kind do not make it here for long.
    Sellaista meteliä pitivät!
    Such a noise they made!

Usage notes

See tuo for the difference between tuollainen and sellainen.

Declension

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
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sellaisemme sellaisemme
accusative nom. sellaisemme sellaisemme
gen. sellaisemme
genitive sellaisemme sellaistemme
sellaisiemme
partitive sellaistamme sellaisiamme
inessive sellaisessamme sellaisissamme
elative sellaisestamme sellaisistamme
illative sellaiseemme sellaisiimme
adessive sellaisellamme sellaisillamme
ablative sellaiseltamme sellaisiltamme
allative sellaisellemme sellaisillemme
essive sellaisenamme sellaisinamme
translative sellaiseksemme sellaisiksemme
abessive sellaisettamme sellaisittamme
instructive — —
comitative — sellaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sellaisenne sellaisenne
accusative nom. sellaisenne sellaisenne
gen. sellaisenne
genitive sellaisenne sellaistenne
sellaisienne
partitive sellaistanne sellaisianne
inessive sellaisessanne sellaisissanne
elative sellaisestanne sellaisistanne
illative sellaiseenne sellaisiinne
adessive sellaisellanne sellaisillanne
ablative sellaiseltanne sellaisiltanne
allative sellaisellenne sellaisillenne
essive sellaisenanne sellaisinanne
translative sellaiseksenne sellaisiksenne
abessive sellaisettanne sellaisittanne
instructive — —
comitative — sellaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sellaisensa sellaisensa
accusative nom. sellaisensa sellaisensa
gen. sellaisensa
genitive sellaisensa sellaistensa
sellaisiensa
partitive sellaistaan
sellaistansa 		sellaisiaan
sellaisiansa
inessive sellaisessaan
sellaisessansa 		sellaisissaan
sellaisissansa
elative sellaisestaan
sellaisestansa 		sellaisistaan
sellaisistansa
illative sellaiseensa sellaisiinsa
adessive sellaisellaan
sellaisellansa 		sellaisillaan
sellaisillansa
ablative sellaiseltaan
sellaiseltansa 		sellaisiltaan
sellaisiltansa
allative sellaiselleen
sellaisellensa 		sellaisilleen
sellaisillensa
essive sellaisenaan
sellaisenansa 		sellaisinaan
sellaisinansa
translative sellaisekseen
sellaiseksensa 		sellaisikseen
sellaisiksensa
abessive sellaisettaan
sellaisettansa 		sellaisittaan
sellaisittansa
instructive — —
comitative — sellaisineen
sellaisinensa

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