ottaa syyt niskoilleen

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Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ottaa syyt niskoilleen

  1. (idiomatic) to take the blame

Conjugation[edit]

  • See ottaa.
  • syyt is in the plural and normally in the accusative case (which appears identical to the nominative case in the plural), but is inflected in the partitive case to express an ongoing or incomplete action or if used in the negative.
  • niskoilleen also receives a possessive suffix:
possessor singular plural
1st person niskoilleni niskoillemme
2nd person niskoillesi niskoillenne
3rd person niskoilleen
niskoillensa

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