minänä

Minä is a Finnish pronoun meaning "I" or "me". It is the first-person singular pronoun used in the Finnish language. The penultimate consonant of the pronoun's declension is an n, hence the name "Minänä".

The use of Minä in Finnish is similar to its use in other Indo-European languages. However, its declension patterns are unique to the Finnish language. In Finnish, there are three cases in which Minä is used: the nominative, genitive, and partitive.

In the nominative case, Minä is used as the subject of a sentence. For example: "Minä olen opettaja" means "I am a teacher". In the genitive case, Minä is used to indicate possession or relationship. For example: "Minun opettaja" means "my teacher" or "I, the teacher". In the partitive case, Minä is used to indicate incomplete or uncertain action. For example: "Minäkin olen kiinnostunut" means "I am also interested".

The use of Minä in Finnish grammar is an essential aspect of the language. It serves to distinguish the subject of a sentence and is used in conjunction with other pronouns and noun forms to convey complex relationships between individuals and objects.