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Plural Translative Case – Finnish Grammar

August 16, 2022

Learn more about the plural translative case! It consists of the plural marker -i- with the case marker -ksi at the end.

Puhui Puhumistaan – “Kept Doing” Construction

August 7, 2022

Constructions

These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

Idioms with the verb MENNÄ: Mennä piiloon, solmuun, pilalle

August 2, 2022

Vocabulary Phrases

Learn idiomatic expressions which include the verb mennä, such as MENNÄ PIELEEN (to go awry) and MENNÄ NAPPIIN (to succeed)!

Homonyms – Finnish words with multiple meanings

July 26, 2022

Morphology

Homonyms are Finnish words like KUUSI (6) and KUUSI (spruce), JÄÄ (ice) and JÄÄ (stay), MAKSA (pay) and MAKSA (liver), which mean two things.

Daily Routine Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts

July 21, 2022

Conversation Questions

Practice answering questions related to your DAILY ROUTINE in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking!

What is Derivation? – Finnish Derivational Suffixes

June 26, 2022

Morphology

Learn more about Finnish suffixes such as -sto, -tar and -utua and how they are used in derivation to create new words from existing ones!

Past passive object sentence examples

June 20, 2022

Vocabulary Phrases

Learn more about past passive object phrases such as "Hänet kuljetettiin" (He was transported) and "Hänet kannettiin (He was carried)!

How to be polite in Finnish

June 3, 2022

Constructions

We all know Finnish doesn't have a word for "please". This article teaches you different ways that exist to be polite in Finnish!

Duolingo: Haarukka on tuossa. Tässä on sininen kukka.

May 29, 2022

Duolingo

Learn how Duolingo introduces the words "here" and "there"! In addition, click to find out WHY Duolingo translates TÄSSÄ ON as "it has".

Important words in YKI test instructions

May 24, 2022

Vocabulary Phrases

Plan on doing the YKI exam? Make sure you can understand the YKI test instructions by learning the words in this list!