Introductory Finnish - Self-study
Where to - Where - Where from illustrations
In Finnish, there are six local cases which indicate direction or location.
The choice of the ending varies depending on the place; is it indoors or outdoors.
In these series of pictures, you can see the basic idea of the local case system.
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KAHVILAAN→ | KAHVILASSA | KAHVILASTA→ |
(in)to the café | in the café | from the café |
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KIRJASTOON→ | KIRJASTOSSA | KIRJASTOSTA→ |
(in)to the library | in the library | from the library |
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PYSÄKILLE→ | PYSÄKILLÄ | PYSÄKILTÄ→ |
(on)to the bus stop | at the bus stop | from the bus stop |