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Encyclopedia > Possessive suffix

The possessive suffix is an feature unique to Finno-Ugric languages. It has the same function as possessive pronouns do when indicating ownership. For example, Finnish has this set of possessive suffixes:

Formal English
taloni my house
talosi your (sg) house
talonsa his house
talomme our house
talonne your (pl) house
talonsa their house

It is optional, not mandatory as in English, to use pronouns in the genitive with these words, e.g. minun taloni means "my house" with or without the minun ("I's").


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Possessive suffix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (629 words)
In linguistics, a possessive suffix is a suffix attached to a noun to indicate its possessor, much in the manner of possessive adjectives.
Omission of the possessive suffix allows to distinguish the plural for the possessed objects, although this is not considered proper language; e.g.
Systematic omission of possessive suffixes is found in spoken Finnish, wherever a pronoun in the genitive is used.
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