From: Peter P
Message: 42726
Date: 2006-01-02
>There is a Finnish on-line morophogical analyzer, for anyone
> A present 3.p ending of present participal origine could have been
> transfered also to the preterite at some stage. This has happened
> with the 3.pl ending in finnish.
>
> ex: puhu-va-t means both talking (pl) and (they) talk. Preterite:
> puhu-i-va-t they talked. The "-va" is the present participle ending,
> The "-t" is the nom. plural ending.
>
> Participle endings in finnish are:
>
> Present: -va, preterite -nee
>
> Present indefinite person: -ttava, preterite indefinite person -tta
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