hänen
Finnish
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) genitive of hän
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hä‧nen
Pronoun
hänen
- his, her; used with the possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä appended to the main word owned
- Hänen äitinsä on 45 -vuotias.
- His/Her mother is 45 years old.
- Hänen äitinsä on 45 -vuotias.
- his, hers (that which belongs to him or her, used without a following noun)
- Tämä kirja on hänen.
- This book is his/hers.
- he, she; with monopersonal verbs which require genitive, such as pitää, täytyä, tulla, olla + passive present participle etc.
Usage notes
In spoken language the possessive suffix -nsa|-nsä is often omitted.
Anagrams
Veps
Pronoun
hänen