haltuun
Finnish
Etymology
See hallussa.
Adverb
haltuun
- (genitive or possessive suffix +) to the possession (care, custody) (of)
- Sain haltuuni tärkeän kartan.
- I received/took an important map into my possession.
- Myöhemmin kartta joutui vihollisen haltuun.
- Later the map ended up in the possession of the enemy.
- Joutuessaan heidän haltuunsa se voi olla vaarallinen.
- While staying in their possession it may be dangerous.
Usage notes
When the headword of haltuun is a personal pronoun, a possessive suffix is added to it and the personal pronoun itself may usually, but not always, be omitted.
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of haltuun | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | haltuun | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | haltuuni | haltuumme |
| 2nd person | haltuusi | haltuunne |
| 3rd person | haltuunsa | |