Plural location cases for longer words
This page deals with the plural forms of the inessive, elative, adessive, allative and ablative cases. The stem of the words you add these endings to is identical. This stem has been referred to on other pages of the website as the "plural stem". The plural illative is
not included, because it follows different rules.
Please note that the plural rules for long and short words are different. On this page you find the endings for long words, meaning words of
more that two syllables. Short words can be found elsewhere.
1. -A/-Ä becomes -OI-
1.1. Words ending in IA, IJA, IÄ or IJÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| tutkija |
tutkijoilta |
from the investigators |
| asia |
asioissa |
in the matters |
| kirjailija |
kirjailioille |
to the writers |
| opiskelija |
opiskelijoilla |
on the students |
1.2. Words ending in -NA, -NÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| peruna |
perunoissa |
in the potatoes |
| ikkuna |
ikkunoista |
from the windows |
| lakana |
lakanoille |
onto the blankets |
| päärynä |
päärynöillä |
on the pears |
1.3. Words ending in -LA, -LÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| ravintola |
ravintoloissa |
in the restaurants |
| kahvila |
kahviloista |
from the coffee shops |
| kynttilä |
kynttilöille |
onto the candles |
| sämpylä |
sämpylöillä |
on the buns |
1.4. Words ending in -RA, -RÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| tavara |
tavaroilla |
on the things |
| makkara |
makkaroissa |
in the sausages |
| nuttura |
nutturoilla |
on the buns |
| ympyrä |
ympyröistä |
from the circles |
1.5. Words ending in -KKA, -KKÄ, -KKO, -KKÖ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| sammakko |
sammakoissa |
in the frogs |
| lusikka |
lusikoista |
from the spoon |
| yksikkö |
yksiköissä |
in the units |
| laatikko |
laatikoilla |
on the boxes |
2. A/Ä becomes -I-
2.1. Words ending in -AJA, -ÄJÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| opettaja |
opettajille |
to the teachers |
| kuljettaja |
kuljettajilta |
from the drivers |
| kääntäjä |
kääntäjillä |
on the translator |
| pelaaja |
pelaajissa |
in the players |
2.2. Words ending in -MA, -MÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| asema |
asemille |
to the stations |
| sanoma |
sanomissa |
in the announcements |
| satama |
satamista |
from the harbors |
| näkymä |
näkymistä |
from the outlooks |
2.3. Words ending in -LMA, -LMÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| ohjelma |
ohjelmille |
onto the programs |
| ongelma |
ongelmissa |
in the problems |
| hedelmä |
hedelmistä |
from the fruits |
| vadelma |
vadelmilla |
on the raspberries |
2.4. Words ending in -VA, -VÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| ystävä |
ystäville |
to the friends |
| tehtävä |
tehtävissä |
in the assignments |
| harava |
haravista |
from the rakes |
| käytävä |
käytävissä |
in the hallway |
2.5. Words ending in -EA, -EÄ
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| vihreä |
vihreille |
to the green... |
| vaikea |
vaikeissa |
in the difficult... |
| tärkeä |
tärkeistä |
from the important... |
| ilkeä |
ilkeillä |
on the vicious... |
2.6. Adjectives
Adjectives with more than 2 syllables don't change the way other long words do. Kamala for example, doesn't change the way other words that end in -la do (like ravintola -> ravintoloissa). Instead, kamala becomes kamalissa.
| Nominative |
Plural |
Translation |
| kamala |
kamalille |
to the dreadful... |
| terävä |
terävissä |
in the sharp... |
| valoisa |
valoisista |
from the bright... |
| ihana |
ihanilla |
on the lovely... |
3. Words ending in in consonant: here
