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"Minulla ei ole kiire.", "Minulla ei ole mitään kiirettä." - I found these two versions in dictionaries. Why is partitiivi in the second sentence?
"Minulla ei ole kiire.", "Minulla ei ole mitään kiirettä." - I found these two versions in dictionaries. Why is partitiivi in the second sentence?
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- Finnish
- English (UK) Near fluent
Minulla ei ole kiire
= I'm not in a hurry^
Minulla ei ole mitään kiirettä.
= I'm not in any hurry
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- Polish
@omma Thanks. And why it is partitiivi "kiirettä" in the second sentence? Is there any rule for that?
- Finnish
- English (UK) Near fluent
Hmm, I think it's because there are two ways to say "any hurry":
mikään kiire
or
mitään kiirettä (both in partitive)
They are used in a bit different way but I can't come up with any rule now. I'll try to think some. But here're some example sentences I found after a quick googling:
Kun ei ole mikään kiire
= When there is no rush
Pankeilla ei ole mikään kiire pois Lontoosta
= Banks are not in any hurry to leave London
Minulla ei ole mikään kiire naimisiin
= I'm not in any hurry to get married
Ei mitään kiirettä
= There's no rush (when telling to another person that they can take their time)
Haluan lapsen, mutta miehellä ei ole mitään kiirettä
= I want a child but the husband isn't in any hurry
I realised that "Ei mitään kiirettä" is mostly used in the same way as "take your time" in English.
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