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Finnish · Day 11 · The Total and Partial Object

leivän

bread (total object)

noun

Genitive/accusative singular of 'leipä'. Used as a total object when the action is completed and the result is clear. Often appears in perfective contexts or with certain verbs.

In a sentence

Ja kuin hän kerran kolmannen Taas raapi tuvan ovehen, Koir' uskollinen tupahan Toi leivän suussahan.

And when for the third time he scratched at the cottage door again, the faithful dog brought a loaf of bread into the room in his mouth.

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