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At the Library – Kirjastossa

March 25, 2019

When you're in Finland at the library and you'd like to be able to talk about books and other library related things, you can use this list!

The Third Infinitive – Kolmas Infinitiivi

March 25, 2019

Infinitives

"Menen nukkumaan" is an example of a phrase with the third infinitive. It's very commonly used in Finnish. Learn more about this form here!

Third Infinitive Rections – Kolmas infinitiivi

March 25, 2019

Rections

Menen nukkumaan, olen syömässä, kiellän tulemasta. Those are some examples of third infinitive verb rections. Learn more on this page!

Verb-Based Words Ending in Us-Ukse-

March 24, 2019

Words Ending in...

One large group of Finnish words ending in an -s are the verb-based words ending in us-ukse. This includes for example words like "tarjous" (from tarjota).

Words Ending in -is – Kallis Kaunis Futis Roskis

March 24, 2019

Words Ending in...

The Finnish language has several types of words that end in -is, which have their own way of being inflected into the cases. Find out more here!

Words ending in -uus/-yys (UUs-UUde-)

March 23, 2019

Words Ending in...

There is a large group of words ending in -uus/-yys that get -uude/-yyde- when you conjugate them. Let's look at them and expand our vocabulary!

The Potential – Potentiaali – Saanen muistuttaa…

March 23, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

The potential mood expresses that something is probable, but not certain. It's an extremely rarely used Finnish verbal mood.

Religion – Uskonto – Finnish Vocabulary

March 20, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Learn some Finnish vocabulary related to religion! While religion isn't something Finns talk about very openly, it's still an interesting topic.

Family members – Perhe ja sukulaiset

March 19, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

This post contains both "äiti" and "isä" and more complicated family members like "holhooja" and "orpo". Something for students of all levels!

Survival Finnish – Basic Phrases

March 19, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Let's learn some basic Finnish questions like "Where is the bathroom?", some exclamations like "Help!" and much more in this survival Finnish word list.