Grammatical Cases Archives

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.

The Partitive Case – Partitiivi – Finnish Grammar

February 24, 2022

Grammatical Cases

The partitive case is complicated! It's one of those subjects that will take you many years to be able to use fluently and without doubt. So let's start!

The Genitive Case – Genetiivi – Finnish Grammar

February 21, 2022

Grammatical Cases

The genitive case - genetiivi - can be recognized by the -n at the end of words. Learn when to use it and how to form it in this article!

The Illative Case (Mihin) – S-Mihin – Finnish Grammar

February 16, 2022

Grammatical Cases

The illative case answers to the question "mihin?". Learn more about when to use this grammatical case and how words are inflected!

The Elative Case (Mistä) – Finnish Grammar

February 14, 2022

Grammatical Cases

The elative case (mistä) -- one of the Finnish location cases -- signifies leaving from somewhere. Learn more about this case now!

The T-Plural – T-Monikko – Plural Nominative

August 25, 2021

Grammatical Cases

This article discusses the situations where you will (and won't) be using the T-plural aka the plural nominative in Finnish.

When to Use the Plural Genitive Case

June 11, 2021

Grammatical Cases

Have you wondered when to use the plural genitive? Here's an overview of the reasons with examples of each context!

The Accusative Case – Akkusatiivi

May 12, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The accusative case has an interesting history due to the controversy among linguists it has sparked. Should it be named based on its function or its looks?

The Genitive Plural – Monikon Genetiivi

May 7, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The genitive plural is one of the harder plural cases, due to the variations it allows for. In this article, we focus on the genitive plural of short words.

The Instructive Case – Instruktiivi – omin silmin

March 18, 2021

Grammatical Cases

I saw "omin silmin" how he "aamuin illoin" walked on the beach "avojaloin" and "kyynelsilmin". Try to make sense of the Finnish in the instructive case!