Finnish
Etymology
sohvan (“of a sofa”) + nurkka (“corner”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑnˌnurkːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞xʋɑ̝nˌnurkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): soh‧van‧nurk‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): sohvan‧nurkka
Noun
sohvannurkka
- (literally) corner of a sofa
- (figuratively) passive position in relation to one's career and employment
Työttömän ei pidä vetäytyä sohvannurkkaan.- An unemployed should not passively wait for an opportunity to come across.
- (literally, “An unemployed should not retreat to the corner of the sofa.”)
Declension
| Inflection of sohvannurkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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sohvannurkka
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sohvannurkat
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| genitive
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sohvannurkan
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sohvannurkkien
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaa
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sohvannurkkia
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaan
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sohvannurkkiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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sohvannurkka
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sohvannurkat
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkka
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sohvannurkat
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| gen.
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sohvannurkan
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| genitive
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sohvannurkan
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sohvannurkkien
sohvannurkkain rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaa
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sohvannurkkia
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassa
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sohvannurkissa
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| elative
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sohvannurkasta
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sohvannurkista
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaan
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sohvannurkkiin
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| adessive
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sohvannurkalla
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sohvannurkilla
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| ablative
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sohvannurkalta
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sohvannurkilta
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| allative
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sohvannurkalle
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sohvannurkille
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| essive
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sohvannurkkana
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sohvannurkkina
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| translative
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sohvannurkaksi
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sohvannurkiksi
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| abessive
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sohvannurkatta
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sohvannurkitta
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| instructive
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—
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sohvannurkin
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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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sohvannurkkani
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sohvannurkkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkkani
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sohvannurkkani
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| gen.
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sohvannurkkani
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| genitive
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sohvannurkkani
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sohvannurkkieni
sohvannurkkaini rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaani
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sohvannurkkiani
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassani
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sohvannurkissani
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| elative
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sohvannurkastani
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sohvannurkistani
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaani
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sohvannurkkiini
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| adessive
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sohvannurkallani
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sohvannurkillani
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| ablative
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sohvannurkaltani
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sohvannurkiltani
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| allative
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sohvannurkalleni
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sohvannurkilleni
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| essive
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sohvannurkkanani
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sohvannurkkinani
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| translative
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sohvannurkakseni
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sohvannurkikseni
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| abessive
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sohvannurkattani
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sohvannurkittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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sohvannurkkineni
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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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sohvannurkkasi
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sohvannurkkasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkkasi
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sohvannurkkasi
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| gen.
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sohvannurkkasi
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| genitive
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sohvannurkkasi
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sohvannurkkiesi
sohvannurkkaisi rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaasi
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sohvannurkkiasi
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassasi
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sohvannurkissasi
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| elative
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sohvannurkastasi
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sohvannurkistasi
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaasi
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sohvannurkkiisi
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| adessive
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sohvannurkallasi
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sohvannurkillasi
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| ablative
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sohvannurkaltasi
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sohvannurkiltasi
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| allative
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sohvannurkallesi
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sohvannurkillesi
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| essive
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sohvannurkkanasi
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sohvannurkkinasi
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| translative
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sohvannurkaksesi
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sohvannurkiksesi
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| abessive
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sohvannurkattasi
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sohvannurkittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sohvannurkkinesi
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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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sohvannurkkamme
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sohvannurkkamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkkamme
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sohvannurkkamme
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| gen.
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sohvannurkkamme
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| genitive
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sohvannurkkamme
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sohvannurkkiemme
sohvannurkkaimme rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaamme
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sohvannurkkiamme
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassamme
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sohvannurkissamme
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| elative
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sohvannurkastamme
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sohvannurkistamme
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaamme
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sohvannurkkiimme
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| adessive
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sohvannurkallamme
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sohvannurkillamme
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| ablative
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sohvannurkaltamme
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sohvannurkiltamme
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| allative
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sohvannurkallemme
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sohvannurkillemme
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| essive
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sohvannurkkanamme
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sohvannurkkinamme
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| translative
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sohvannurkaksemme
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sohvannurkiksemme
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| abessive
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sohvannurkattamme
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sohvannurkittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sohvannurkkinemme
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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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sohvannurkkanne
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sohvannurkkanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkkanne
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sohvannurkkanne
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| gen.
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sohvannurkkanne
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| genitive
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sohvannurkkanne
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sohvannurkkienne
sohvannurkkainne rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaanne
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sohvannurkkianne
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassanne
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sohvannurkissanne
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| elative
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sohvannurkastanne
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sohvannurkistanne
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaanne
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sohvannurkkiinne
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| adessive
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sohvannurkallanne
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sohvannurkillanne
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| ablative
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sohvannurkaltanne
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sohvannurkiltanne
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| allative
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sohvannurkallenne
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sohvannurkillenne
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| essive
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sohvannurkkananne
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sohvannurkkinanne
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| translative
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sohvannurkaksenne
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sohvannurkiksenne
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| abessive
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sohvannurkattanne
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sohvannurkittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sohvannurkkinenne
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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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sohvannurkkansa
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sohvannurkkansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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sohvannurkkansa
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sohvannurkkansa
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| gen.
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sohvannurkkansa
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| genitive
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sohvannurkkansa
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sohvannurkkiensa
sohvannurkkainsa rare
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| partitive
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sohvannurkkaansa
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sohvannurkkiaan
sohvannurkkiansa
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| inessive
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sohvannurkassaan
sohvannurkassansa
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sohvannurkissaan
sohvannurkissansa
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| elative
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sohvannurkastaan
sohvannurkastansa
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sohvannurkistaan
sohvannurkistansa
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| illative
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sohvannurkkaansa
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sohvannurkkiinsa
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| adessive
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sohvannurkallaan
sohvannurkallansa
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sohvannurkillaan
sohvannurkillansa
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| ablative
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sohvannurkaltaan
sohvannurkaltansa
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sohvannurkiltaan
sohvannurkiltansa
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| allative
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sohvannurkalleen
sohvannurkallensa
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sohvannurkilleen
sohvannurkillensa
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| essive
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sohvannurkkanaan
sohvannurkkanansa
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sohvannurkkinaan
sohvannurkkinansa
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| translative
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sohvannurkakseen
sohvannurkaksensa
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sohvannurkikseen
sohvannurkiksensa
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| abessive
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sohvannurkattaan
sohvannurkattansa
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sohvannurkittaan
sohvannurkittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sohvannurkkineen
sohvannurkkinensa
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See also
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