No. 154 in Finnish
ihmistä
"Ihmistä" is the partitive singular form of "ihminen," meaning "person" or "human being" in English.
In a sentence
Näin mielenkiintoisen ihmistä esittävän patsaan.
I saw an interesting statue representing a human.
Here, 'ihmistä' is in the partitive case singular, indicating an undefined representation of 'a human' as the object of the action.
Kaipaan ihmistä, joka ymmärtää minua.
I long for a person who understands me.
In this sentence, 'ihmistä' is in the partitive case singular, expressing desire or lack regarding 'a person'.
Lahjoitimme vaatteita apua tarvitseville ihmisille ja eläimille.
We donated clothes to humans and animals in need.
Although not 'ihmistä', here 'ihmisille' ('to humans') demonstrates the plural allative case of 'ihminen', showing noun case variations in a related context.
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