Suomen monitahoinen possessiivisuffiksi ja suomenoppija

Abstract

The article is concerned with the Finnish possessive suffix from the point of view of teaching and learning. First, this suffix and its present-day use are shortly studied. Then, it will be clarifi ed how this suffix is taught in the textbooks of Finnish as a second language, and which difficulties the suffix presents to the learners. Th e mother tongues of the learners are referred, and the question is raised of how do Finnish native speakers grasp these suffixes. Finally, the question is raised, how to enhance the learning of possessive suffixes by teaching and exercises.

Keywords

• possessive suffix
• source language
• non-living reference
• Finnish as a second language
• colloquial Finnish
• written standard Finnish