Kasusmuodot

Kasusmuodot is a Finnish grammatical term referring to grammatical cases. Finnish is an agglutinative language, meaning it extensively uses suffixes to modify the meaning of words, including nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. These suffixes, when attached to a word stem, indicate its grammatical function within a sentence. There are generally considered to be fifteen grammatical cases in Finnish, though some scholars may categorize them slightly differently.

Each case suffix imparts specific information about the relationship of the word to other parts of the sentence, such as location, direction, possession, or the role of the subject or object. For example, the nominative case typically marks the subject, while the genitive case indicates possession or relation. The partitive case is used for indefinite quantities or objects of certain verbs. Other cases denote a wide range of locational and directional meanings, such as indicating being inside a place (inessive), on a surface (adessive), or moving towards a destination (illative). Understanding kasusmuodot is crucial for comprehending and constructing grammatically correct Finnish sentences.