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-seen

-seen

See also: seen, sen, and Seen

Finnish

Suffix

-seen

  1. Forms the illative singular case.

Usage notes

Used after a second- or third-syllable long vowel. For words like neitsyt, this suffix is common, based on a stem like neitsyee-, but it is grammatically wrong -en is preferred in formal usage, using on a stem like neitsye-.

Examples

harmaaharmaaseen
joukkuejoukkueeseen

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