Finnish
Etymology
From German Haff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑfːi/, [ˈhɑ̝fːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑfːi
- Syllabification(key): haf‧fi
- Hyphenation(key): haf‧fi
Noun
haffi
- Haff; a bay or lagoon behind a spit
Declension
| Inflection of haffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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haffi
|
haffit
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| genitive
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haffin
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haffien
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| partitive
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haffia
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haffeja
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| illative
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haffiin
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haffeihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffi
|
haffit
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffi
|
haffit
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| gen.
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haffin
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| genitive
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haffin
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haffien
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| partitive
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haffia
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haffeja
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| inessive
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haffissa
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haffeissa
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| elative
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haffista
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haffeista
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| illative
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haffiin
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haffeihin
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| adessive
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haffilla
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haffeilla
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| ablative
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haffilta
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haffeilta
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| allative
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haffille
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haffeille
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| essive
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haffina
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haffeina
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| translative
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haffiksi
|
haffeiksi
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| abessive
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haffitta
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haffeitta
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| instructive
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—
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haffein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffini
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haffini
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffini
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haffini
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| gen.
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haffini
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| genitive
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haffini
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haffieni
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| partitive
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haffiani
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haffejani
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| inessive
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haffissani
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haffeissani
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| elative
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haffistani
|
haffeistani
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| illative
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haffiini
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haffeihini
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| adessive
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haffillani
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haffeillani
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| ablative
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haffiltani
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haffeiltani
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| allative
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haffilleni
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haffeilleni
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| essive
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haffinani
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haffeinani
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| translative
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haffikseni
|
haffeikseni
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| abessive
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haffittani
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haffeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
haffeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffisi
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haffisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffisi
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haffisi
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| gen.
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haffisi
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| genitive
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haffisi
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haffiesi
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| partitive
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haffiasi
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haffejasi
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| inessive
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haffissasi
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haffeissasi
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| elative
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haffistasi
|
haffeistasi
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| illative
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haffiisi
|
haffeihisi
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| adessive
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haffillasi
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haffeillasi
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| ablative
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haffiltasi
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haffeiltasi
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| allative
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haffillesi
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haffeillesi
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| essive
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haffinasi
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haffeinasi
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| translative
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haffiksesi
|
haffeiksesi
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| abessive
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haffittasi
|
haffeittasi
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
haffeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffimme
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haffimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffimme
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haffimme
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| gen.
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haffimme
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| genitive
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haffimme
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haffiemme
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| partitive
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haffiamme
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haffejamme
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| inessive
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haffissamme
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haffeissamme
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| elative
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haffistamme
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haffeistamme
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| illative
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haffiimme
|
haffeihimme
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| adessive
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haffillamme
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haffeillamme
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| ablative
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haffiltamme
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haffeiltamme
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| allative
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haffillemme
|
haffeillemme
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| essive
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haffinamme
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haffeinamme
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| translative
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haffiksemme
|
haffeiksemme
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| abessive
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haffittamme
|
haffeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
haffeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffinne
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haffinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffinne
|
haffinne
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| gen.
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haffinne
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| genitive
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haffinne
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haffienne
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| partitive
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haffianne
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haffejanne
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| inessive
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haffissanne
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haffeissanne
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| elative
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haffistanne
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haffeistanne
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| illative
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haffiinne
|
haffeihinne
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| adessive
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haffillanne
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haffeillanne
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| ablative
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haffiltanne
|
haffeiltanne
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| allative
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haffillenne
|
haffeillenne
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| essive
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haffinanne
|
haffeinanne
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| translative
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haffiksenne
|
haffeiksenne
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| abessive
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haffittanne
|
haffeittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
haffeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haffinsa
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haffinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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haffinsa
|
haffinsa
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| gen.
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haffinsa
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| genitive
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haffinsa
|
haffiensa
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| partitive
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haffiaan haffiansa
|
haffejaan haffejansa
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| inessive
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haffissaan haffissansa
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haffeissaan haffeissansa
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| elative
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haffistaan haffistansa
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haffeistaan haffeistansa
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| illative
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haffiinsa
|
haffeihinsa
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| adessive
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haffillaan haffillansa
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haffeillaan haffeillansa
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| ablative
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haffiltaan haffiltansa
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haffeiltaan haffeiltansa
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| allative
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haffilleen haffillensa
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haffeilleen haffeillensa
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| essive
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haffinaan haffinansa
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haffeinaan haffeinansa
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| translative
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haffikseen haffiksensa
|
haffeikseen haffeiksensa
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| abessive
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haffittaan haffittansa
|
haffeittaan haffeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
haffeineen haffeinensa
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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
have + fi, from English have to.
Pronunciation
Verb
haffi
- have to, must
Mi haffi cook dina fi miself.- I have to cook dinner for myself.
Further reading
- haffi at JamaicanPatwah.com