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Wunderlich, Dieter (2000). Reconsidering structural case in Finnish.
URL: http://web.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/~wdl/FinnCase.pdf
(Last accessed 2005-02-15).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 104&langcode=fin (2021-05-15).
Example #1:
(1) a. Tuo-n häne-t / karhu-n / karhu-t / karhu-j-a.
bring-1sg (s)he-ACC / bear-GEN / bear-pl.NOM / bear-pl-PART
`I'll bring him/her / a/the bear / the bears / bears'
Example #2:
b. Tuo häne-t / karhu / karhu-t / karhu-j-a.
bring (s)he-ACC / bear-NOM / bear-pl.NOM / bear-pl-PART
`Bring him/her / a/the bear / the bears / bears!'
Example #3:
c. E-n tuo-nut hän-tä / karhu-a / karhu-j-a / karhu-j-a.
NEG-1sg bring-PFP (s)he-PART / bear-PART / bear-pl-PART / bear-pl-PART
`I won't bring him/her / a/the bear / the bears / bears'
Example #4:
(10) a. Pakot-i-n sinu-t näke-mä-än karhu-n.
force-PST-1sg you-ACC see-2INF-ILL bear-GEN
`I forced you to see a/the bear'
Example #5:
b. Sinu-t pakote-ttiin ampu-ma-an karhu.
you-ACC force-PASS.PST shoot-2INF-ILL bear-NOM
`You were forced to shoot a/the bear'
Example #6:
c. E-n pakotta-nut sinu-a näke-mä-än karhu-a.
NEG-1sg force-PFP you-PART see-2INF-ILL bear-PART
`I didn't get you to see a/the bear'
Example #7:
(11) a. Anno-i-n sinu-n näh-dä karhu-n.
let-PST-1sg you-GEN see-1INF bear-GEN
`I let you see a/the bear'
Example #8:
b. Sinu-n anne-ttiin näh-dä karhu.
you-GEN let-PASS.PST see-1INF bear-NOM
`You were allowed to see a/the bear'
Example #9:
c. E-n anta-nut sinu-n näh-dä karhu-a.
NEG-1sg let-PFP you-GEN see-1INF bear-PART
`I didn't let you see a/the bear'
Example #10:
(12) a. Halus-i-n sinu-n näke-vä-n karhu-n.
want-PST-1sg you-GEN see-1PTC-GEN bear-GEN
`I wanted you to see a/the bear'
Example #11:
b. Sinu-n hallu-ttiin näke-vä-n karhu-n.
you-GEN want-PASS.PST see-1PTC-GEN bear-GEN
`It was wanted for you to see a/the bear'
Example #12:
c. E-n halun-nut sinu-n näke-vä-n karhu-n.
NEG-1sg want-PFP you-GEN see-1PTC-GEN bear-GEN
`I didn't want you to see a/the bear'