niiden
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]niiden
- (demonstrative) genitive plural of ne
- their; used without possessive suffix in the main word owned.
- Niiden äiti on 45-vuotias.
- Their mother is 45 years old.
- Niiden äiti on 45-vuotias.
- theirs (that which belongs to them, used without a following noun)
- Tämä kirja on niiden.
- This book is theirs.
- Tämä kirja on niiden.
- they; used with monopersonal verbs which require genitive such as pitää, täytyä, tulla, olla + passive present participle etc.
- (colloquial) their, theirs; used instead of heidän (“their, theirs”)
- their; used without possessive suffix in the main word owned.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]niiden