The comitative
1. Use
The comitative is rare and not used in spoken Finnish. It expresses the presence of something. It often corresponds with "in company of" or "together with".
| Finnish | English |
| tyttö ja koirineen | the girl and her dog(s) |
| mies perheineen | the man and his family |
| pienine perheineni | without my small family |
| papereineen kaikkineen | with all the papers |
| tohtori Virtanen puolisoineen | doctor Virtanen with his partner |
| Hän tuli kauniine vaimoineen. | He came with his beautiful wife. |
2. Formation
The comitative ending is -ne, and always in the plural. A singular form doesn't exist, but plural forms are always used, no matter if the meaning is singular or plural. The nouns require a possessive suffix as well. The comitative is formed using the strong-grade plural stem (the same stem you use for the plural illative (mihin).
| Finnish | English |
| Minä menin saunaan ystävineni. | I went to the sauna with my friend(s). |
| Sinä menit saunaan ystävinesi. | You went to the sauna with your friend(s). |
| Hän meni saunaan ystävineen. | He went to the sauna with his friend(s). |
| Me menimme saunaan ystävinemme. | We went to the sauna with our friend(s). |
| Te menitte saunaan ystävinenne. | You went to the sauna with your friend(s). |
| He menivät saunaan ystävineen. | They went to the sauna with their friend(s). |
Notice that the verb doesn't get plural when you include other people in the sentence!
| Related grammar |
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The abessive :
Plural location cases : Possessive suffixes : The instructive |