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====Optative==== | ====Optative==== | ||
The optative mood is used to express wishes and potentiality. It is formed by the addition of ''-est(i)'' to the present stem and the primary inflexions ''-te, -ke, -na, -teen, -keen, nän''. | The optative mood is used to express wishes and potentiality. It is also used in curses and swears. It is formed by the addition of ''-est(i)'' to the present stem and the primary inflexions ''-te, -ke, -na, -teen, -keen, nän''. | ||
* ''Tuleikä meleestina'' "May thy kingdom come." | * ''Tuleikä meleestina'' "May thy kingdom come." | ||
* ''Tausaikä ruusiestina!'' "May your house come to be on fire!" | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||