Editing Abessive case (section)

===Finnish===
In the [[Finnish language]], the abessive case is marked by {{lang|fi|-tta}} for back vowels and {{lang|fi|-ttä}} for front vowels according to [[vowel harmony]]. For example:
:{{lang|fi|raha}} "money"
:{{lang|fi|rahatta}} "without money"
An equivalent construction exists using the word {{lang|fi|ilman}} and the [[partitive]]:
:{{lang|fi|ilman rahaa}} "without money"
or, less commonly:
:{{lang|fi|rahaa ilman}} "without money"
The abessive case of [[nouns]] is rarely used in writing and even less in speech, although some abessive forms are more common than their equivalent {{lang|fi|ilman}} forms:
:{{lang|fi|tuloksetta}} "unsuccessfully, fruitlessly"
:{{lang|fi|Itkin syyttä.}} "I cried for no reason."
The abessive is, however, commonly used in [[Verbal noun|nominal forms of verbs]] (formed with the affix {{lang|fi|-ma-}} / {{lang|fi|-mä-}}):
:{{lang|fi|puhu-ma-tta}} "without speaking"
:{{lang|fi|osta-ma-tta}} "without buying"
:{{lang|fi|välittä-mä-ttä}} "without caring"
:{{lang|fi|Juna jäi tulematta.}} "The train didn't show up."
This form can often be replaced by using the negative form of the verb:
:{{lang|fi|Juna ei tullut.}} "The train didn't show up."

It is possible to occasionally hear what is considered wrong usage of the abessive in Finnish, where the abessive and {{lang|fi|ilman}} forms are combined:
:{{lang|fi|ilman rahatta}}
There is debate as to whether this is interference from [[Estonian language|Estonian]].