diff --git a/lib/src/abstract/Idiom.gf b/lib/src/abstract/Idiom.gf
index 085484ec7..4957824a6 100644
--- a/lib/src/abstract/Idiom.gf
+++ b/lib/src/abstract/Idiom.gf
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ abstract Idiom = Cat ** {
     ExistNP   : NP -> Cl ;        -- there is a house
     ExistIP   : IP -> QCl ;       -- which houses are there
 
+-- 7/12/2012 generalizations of these
+
+    ExistNPAdv : NP -> Adv -> Cl ;    -- there is a house in Paris
+    ExistIPAdv : IP -> Adv -> QCl ;   -- which houses are there in Paris
+
     ProgrVP   : VP -> VP ;        -- be sleeping
 
     ImpPl1    : VP -> Utt ;       -- let's go
diff --git a/lib/src/english/IdiomEng.gf b/lib/src/english/IdiomEng.gf
index 6284ccd41..017ed37f1 100644
--- a/lib/src/english/IdiomEng.gf
+++ b/lib/src/english/IdiomEng.gf
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ concrete IdiomEng of Idiom = CatEng ** open Prelude, ResEng in {
       mkQuestion (ss (ip.s ! npNom)) 
         (mkClause "there" (agrP3 ip.n) (predAux auxBe)) ;
 
+    ExistNPAdv np adv = 
+      mkClause "there" (agrP3 (fromAgr np.a).n) 
+        (insertObj (\\_ => np.s ! NPAcc ++ adv.s) (predAux auxBe)) ;
+
+    ExistIPAdv ip adv = 
+      mkQuestion (ss (ip.s ! npNom)) 
+        (mkClause "there" (agrP3 ip.n) (insertObj (\\_ => adv.s) (predAux auxBe))) ;
+
     ProgrVP vp = insertObj (\\a => vp.ad ++ vp.prp ++ vp.s2 ! a) (predAux auxBe) ;
 
     ImpPl1 vp = {s = "let's" ++ infVP VVAux vp Simul CPos (AgP1 Pl)} ;
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/ParseFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/ParseFin.gf
index 61781d50b..cdc56a35c 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/ParseFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/ParseFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
---# -path=alltenses:.:../english
+--# -path=.:../english:../abstract:../common:../api
+-- # -path=alltenses:.:../english
 concrete ParseFin of ParseEngAbs = 
   TenseX, ---- - [Pol, PNeg, PPos],
   CatFin,