Finnish
Etymology
sen + -lainen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselːɑi̯nen/, [ˈs̠e̞lːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -elːɑinen
- Syllabification(key): sel‧lai‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): sel‧lai‧nen
Adjective
sellainen (not comparable)
- such (a), that kind of, like that
Sellaiset ihmiset eivät täällä pitkään pärjää.- People like that won't last here for long.
Sellaista meteliä pitivät!- Such a noise they made!
Usage notes
See tuo for the difference between tuollainen and sellainen.
Declension
| Inflection of sellainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
sellainen
|
sellaiset
|
| genitive
|
sellaisen
|
sellaisten
sellaisien
|
| partitive
|
sellaista
|
sellaisia
|
| illative
|
sellaiseen
|
sellaisiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellainen
|
sellaiset
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellainen
|
sellaiset
|
| gen.
|
sellaisen
|
| genitive
|
sellaisen
|
sellaisten
sellaisien
|
| partitive
|
sellaista
|
sellaisia
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessa
|
sellaisissa
|
| elative
|
sellaisesta
|
sellaisista
|
| illative
|
sellaiseen
|
sellaisiin
|
| adessive
|
sellaisella
|
sellaisilla
|
| ablative
|
sellaiselta
|
sellaisilta
|
| allative
|
sellaiselle
|
sellaisille
|
| essive
|
sellaisena
|
sellaisina
|
| translative
|
sellaiseksi
|
sellaisiksi
|
| abessive
|
sellaisetta
|
sellaisitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
sellaisin
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellaiseni
|
sellaiseni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellaiseni
|
sellaiseni
|
| gen.
|
sellaiseni
|
| genitive
|
sellaiseni
|
sellaisteni
sellaisieni
|
| partitive
|
sellaistani
|
sellaisiani
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessani
|
sellaisissani
|
| elative
|
sellaisestani
|
sellaisistani
|
| illative
|
sellaiseeni
|
sellaisiini
|
| adessive
|
sellaisellani
|
sellaisillani
|
| ablative
|
sellaiseltani
|
sellaisiltani
|
| allative
|
sellaiselleni
|
sellaisilleni
|
| essive
|
sellaisenani
|
sellaisinani
|
| translative
|
sellaisekseni
|
sellaisikseni
|
| abessive
|
sellaisettani
|
sellaisittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellaisesi
|
sellaisesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellaisesi
|
sellaisesi
|
| gen.
|
sellaisesi
|
| genitive
|
sellaisesi
|
sellaistesi
sellaisiesi
|
| partitive
|
sellaistasi
|
sellaisiasi
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessasi
|
sellaisissasi
|
| elative
|
sellaisestasi
|
sellaisistasi
|
| illative
|
sellaiseesi
|
sellaisiisi
|
| adessive
|
sellaisellasi
|
sellaisillasi
|
| ablative
|
sellaiseltasi
|
sellaisiltasi
|
| allative
|
sellaisellesi
|
sellaisillesi
|
| essive
|
sellaisenasi
|
sellaisinasi
|
| translative
|
sellaiseksesi
|
sellaisiksesi
|
| abessive
|
sellaisettasi
|
sellaisittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellaisemme
|
sellaisemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellaisemme
|
sellaisemme
|
| gen.
|
sellaisemme
|
| genitive
|
sellaisemme
|
sellaistemme
sellaisiemme
|
| partitive
|
sellaistamme
|
sellaisiamme
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessamme
|
sellaisissamme
|
| elative
|
sellaisestamme
|
sellaisistamme
|
| illative
|
sellaiseemme
|
sellaisiimme
|
| adessive
|
sellaisellamme
|
sellaisillamme
|
| ablative
|
sellaiseltamme
|
sellaisiltamme
|
| allative
|
sellaisellemme
|
sellaisillemme
|
| essive
|
sellaisenamme
|
sellaisinamme
|
| translative
|
sellaiseksemme
|
sellaisiksemme
|
| abessive
|
sellaisettamme
|
sellaisittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellaisenne
|
sellaisenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellaisenne
|
sellaisenne
|
| gen.
|
sellaisenne
|
| genitive
|
sellaisenne
|
sellaistenne
sellaisienne
|
| partitive
|
sellaistanne
|
sellaisianne
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessanne
|
sellaisissanne
|
| elative
|
sellaisestanne
|
sellaisistanne
|
| illative
|
sellaiseenne
|
sellaisiinne
|
| adessive
|
sellaisellanne
|
sellaisillanne
|
| ablative
|
sellaiseltanne
|
sellaisiltanne
|
| allative
|
sellaisellenne
|
sellaisillenne
|
| essive
|
sellaisenanne
|
sellaisinanne
|
| translative
|
sellaiseksenne
|
sellaisiksenne
|
| abessive
|
sellaisettanne
|
sellaisittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sellaisensa
|
sellaisensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sellaisensa
|
sellaisensa
|
| gen.
|
sellaisensa
|
| genitive
|
sellaisensa
|
sellaistensa
sellaisiensa
|
| partitive
|
sellaistaan
sellaistansa
|
sellaisiaan
sellaisiansa
|
| inessive
|
sellaisessaan
sellaisessansa
|
sellaisissaan
sellaisissansa
|
| elative
|
sellaisestaan
sellaisestansa
|
sellaisistaan
sellaisistansa
|
| illative
|
sellaiseensa
|
sellaisiinsa
|
| adessive
|
sellaisellaan
sellaisellansa
|
sellaisillaan
sellaisillansa
|
| ablative
|
sellaiseltaan
sellaiseltansa
|
sellaisiltaan
sellaisiltansa
|
| allative
|
sellaiselleen
sellaisellensa
|
sellaisilleen
sellaisillensa
|
| essive
|
sellaisenaan
sellaisenansa
|
sellaisinaan
sellaisinansa
|
| translative
|
sellaisekseen
sellaiseksensa
|
sellaisikseen
sellaisiksensa
|
| abessive
|
sellaisettaan
sellaisettansa
|
sellaisittaan
sellaisittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sellaisineen
sellaisinensa
|
|
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