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Mitch62 · 08-05-2005, 09:04 PM

Thanks again for your fast response... and I am glad I have got all the different cases for Matti now :D
Maybe my question was a bit imprecise, sorry for that. In the original lesson, you wrote:
"EXERCISES
1. Put the word into genetive
- Hanna (a name)
- Koira (dog)
- Tietokone (computer)
- Mitta (measure)
ANSWERS
1. Hannan, koiran, tietokoneen, mitan"

So from this I concluded that -- if Hanna (Nom., double consonant) ->Hannan (Gen., double consonant)-- there must be an exception to the rule, in the case of names, unlike to Mitta (Nom., double consonant)->Mitan (Gen., single consonant).

However, now you say Matti (Nom, double consonant) -> Matin (Gen, single consonant), so I reckon that the "Hannan" in the original post was a typo. If it was a typo, my question of course was redundant. Sorry, sighs, and again thanks

Michael

08-05-2005, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mitch62 Junior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 6 Mitch62 is an unknown character at this point	I try to get it :) Thanks again for your fast response... and I am glad I have got all the different cases for Matti now :D Maybe my question was a bit imprecise, sorry for that. In the original lesson, you wrote: "EXERCISES 1. Put the word into genetive - Hanna (a name) - Koira (dog) - Tietokone (computer) - Mitta (measure) ANSWERS 1. Hannan, koiran, tietokoneen, mitan" So from this I concluded that -- if Hanna (Nom., double consonant) ->Hannan (Gen., double consonant)-- there must be an exception to the rule, in the case of names, unlike to Mitta (Nom., double consonant)->Mitan (Gen., single consonant). However, now you say Matti (Nom, double consonant) -> Matin (Gen, single consonant), so I reckon that the "Hannan" in the original post was a typo. If it was a typo, my question of course was redundant. Sorry, sighs, and again thanks Michael
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