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Finnish · 18 October 2026 · The Partitive Case

maitoa

milk

noun

Partitive singular of 'maito'. Used for open quantities, unfinished actions, and negation, e.g., 'ei maitoa' (no milk).

In a sentence

"Voi kun nyt olisi lasillinen hyvää maitoa!"

"Oh, if only we had a glass of good milk now!"

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The Finnish word maitoa, illustrated
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