Finnish

(index to)

Pronoun

toisensa ‎(plural)

1. (indefinite) [they ...] each other, one another

Inflection

• All the cases, except for the nominative, genitive and illative, have a shortened form (see the usage notes of -nsa). Both the forms are accepted in standard Finnish.

Usage notes

• Note that the nominative-looking form of this pronoun is the actual accusative form, i.e. it is used as the accusative plural:

He näkivät toisiansa.

They were seeing each other. (nähdä + partitive "to (be) see(ing), meet")

He näkivät toisensa.

They saw each other. (nähdä + accusative "to notice, perceive by seeing")