heidän
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See also: heidan
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Genitive form of he ("they").
Pronoun[edit]
heidän
- their — only of human beings; used with the possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä appended to the main word owned.
- Heidän äitinsä on 45-vuotias.
- Their mother is 45 years old.
- Heidän äitinsä on 45-vuotias.
- theirs (that which belongs to them, used without a following noun)
- Tämä kirja on heidän.
- This book is theirs.
- Tämä kirja on heidän.
- they — only of human beings; used with monopersonal verbs which require genitive such as pitää, täytyä, tulla, olla + passive present participle etc.
Usage notes[edit]
- In spoken language the possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä is often omitted.
- In spoken language often replaced by niiden (“their, theirs”).
Etymology 2[edit]
From he with the accusative marker -n.
Pronoun[edit]
heidän