heidän

See also: heidan

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhei̯dæn/, [ˈhe̞i̯dæn]
  • Rhymes: -eidæn
  • Syllabification(key): hei‧dän

Pronoun

heidän

  1. genitive plural of he (possessive suffix -nsa / -nsä) (plural; only of human beings)
    Heidän äitinsä on 45-vuotias.
    Their mother is 45 years old.
    Tämä kirja on heidän.
    This book is theirs.
    Heidän pitää tehdä tämä nyt.
    They have to do this now.
  2. (dialectal, dated) accusative plural of he
    Synonym: heidät

Usage notes

  • In spoken language the possessive suffix -nsa / -nsä is often omitted.
  • In spoken language often replaced by niiden (their, theirs).

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