The disappearing d

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D is often avoided in spoken Finnish. It may be dropped completely from some or all words, or it may be replaced by another sound. In Helsinki area spoken Finnish, it is regularly dropped from some words, especially if it comes after an 'h' but not consistently from all words.

Examples of words it is regularly dropped from:

mahdollinen -> mahollinen (possible)

yhden -> yhen (one [genitive])

kahdeksan -> kaheksan (eight)

tehdä -> tehä (to do)

odottaa -> oottaa (to wait)

meidän -> meiän (one could also say it becomes 'meijjän') (ours)

edes -> ees (even)

In some dialects, d becomes r:

veden -> veren (water [genitive])

tehdä -> tehrä (to do)

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