Understanding the Nominative Case in Finnish
In Finnish, the nominative case is used to show the subject of a sentence. The subject is the person, place, or thing that is doing or being something. It's like the main character in a story.
Important Points
- The nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence.
- It is also used for the predicate nominative, which is a noun that comes after a linking verb and renames the subject.
- In Finnish, the nominative case often doesn't have any special ending for singular nouns.
- For plural nouns, the nominative case usually ends in '-t'.
Now, let's look at some examples to help you understand how the nominative case works in Finnish sentences.
Examples
- Koira juoksee. (The dog is running.)
- Lapset leikkivät puistossa. (The children are playing in the park.)
- Tämä on kirja. (This is a book.)
In these examples, 'koira' (dog) and 'lapset' (children) are the subjects of the sentences, and they are in the nominative case. Notice how 'lapset' ends with '-t' because it is plural.