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lauseen

Lauseen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun lause, which means sentence or clause. In Finnish, lause can refer to a complete sentence or to a clause within a larger sentence, depending on the context. The form lauseen is used to express possession or a relationship to the sentence, similar to “of the sentence” in English.

Morphology and usage

In Finnish, genitive singular is commonly formed by adding a suffix to the base word. For lause,

Function and scope

Lauseen functions as a grammatical case form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is used in

See also

Related terms include lause (sentence), lausua (to say or utter), and lausetyyppi (sentence type). Understanding lauseen

the
genitive
singular
is
lauseen.
This
form
appears
in
phrases
that
describe
attributes
or
relations
to
a
sentence,
such
as
lauseen
pituus
(the
length
of
the
sentence),
lauseen
rakenne
(the
structure
of
the
sentence),
or
lauseen
lopussa
(at
the
end
of
the
sentence).
written
and
spoken
Finnish
to
link
statements
to
a
particular
sentence
or
to
discuss
properties
of
a
sentence.
In
linguistic
analysis,
lauseen
may
also
occur
in
discussions
about
main
clauses
(päälause)
and
subordinate
clauses
(ala-lause)
that
together
form
larger
sentences.
involves
recognizing
its
role
as
a
genitive
form
signaling
relationship
to
the
sentence
rather
than
a
separate
lexical
meaning.