Npäätteen

Npäätteen is a Finnish word that translates to "noun ending" in English. It refers to the suffixes that are added to the base form of a noun to indicate its grammatical case, number, and sometimes, possessive form. In Finnish, nouns have 15 cases, which are used to express various grammatical relationships such as subject, object, possessive, and locative. The endings for nouns change based on the case, number (singular or plural), and sometimes, the gender of the noun. For example, the singular genitive case ending for a noun is "-n," while the plural genitive case ending is "-ien." The possessive form of a noun is indicated by adding the possessive suffix to the noun stem, which can vary depending on the possessor's case and number. Npäätteen is an essential aspect of Finnish grammar, as it helps to convey the relationships between words in a sentence and is crucial for understanding and speaking Finnish.