itsesi

Finnish

Etymology

• From itse and the possessive suffix -si.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: it‧se‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈitsesi/, [ˈits̠e̞s̠i]

Pronoun

itsesi

1. (reflexive) The second-person singular of the reflexive pronoun, yourself.

Usage notes

• Note that this pronoun has no nominative form.
• If this pronoun is an object of a genitive-requiring postposition, the possessive suffix is not appended to the postposition — because it is already in this pronoun:

sinun kanssasi = with you (addressing one person)

itsesi kanssa = with yourself (addressing one person)

Inflection

(deprecated template usage) noun case singular plural nominative — genitive itsesi partitive itseäsi inessive itsessäsi elative itsestäsi illative itseesi adessive itselläsi ablative itseltäsi allative itsellesi essive itsenäsi translative itseksesi instructive abessive comitative

See also

• itseni
• itsensä
• itsemme
• itsenne