ala-aste
Finnish
Etymology
Compound of ala- (“lower”) + aste (“degree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ala-aste
- (dated) elementary school, primary school (the lower level of the comprehensive school consisting of grades 1 through 6)
Usage notes
- The administrative division of the comprehensive school into ala-aste and yläaste (“junior high school”) has been discontinued, but the terms are still used colloquially, as well as the synonyms alakoulu and yläkoulu.
Declension
Inflection of ala-aste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ala-aste | ala-asteet | |
genitive | ala-asteen | ala-asteiden ala-asteitten | |
partitive | ala-astetta | ala-asteita | |
illative | ala-asteeseen | ala-asteisiin ala-asteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ala-aste | ala-asteet | |
accusative | nom. | ala-aste | ala-asteet |
gen. | ala-asteen | ||
genitive | ala-asteen | ala-asteiden ala-asteitten | |
partitive | ala-astetta | ala-asteita | |
inessive | ala-asteessa | ala-asteissa | |
elative | ala-asteesta | ala-asteista | |
illative | ala-asteeseen | ala-asteisiin ala-asteihin | |
adessive | ala-asteella | ala-asteilla | |
ablative | ala-asteelta | ala-asteilta | |
allative | ala-asteelle | ala-asteille | |
essive | ala-asteena | ala-asteina | |
translative | ala-asteeksi | ala-asteiksi | |
abessive | ala-asteetta | ala-asteitta | |
instructive | — | ala-astein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |