Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 10 of 21

Finnish Spoken Language Pronunciation

March 13, 2020

"Sit haluun yhen vihreen pussin karkkej" That sentence contains 5 ways in which the Finnish spoken language pronunciation differs from its written form!

Complications with Finnish Mass Nouns – Object and Complement

March 8, 2020

Object Sentences

Juon KAHVIA. Juon KAHVIN. Juodaan KAHVIT. The object and complement (predikatiivi) are more complicated than you initially thought. Learn more!

Ainesanat – Uncountable Mass Nouns – Finnish Object and Complement

March 7, 2020

Object Sentences

Ainesanat "mass nouns" are important both when you're learning about the Finnish object and about complement sentences and the predikatiivi.

Mustamakkara Uusi-Seelanti – Finnish Double Inflection

February 23, 2020

Interesting inflection

Finnish has some compound words that get endings added to them TWICE. For example, mustamakkara becomes e.g. mustastamakkasta and mustanmakkaran. Learn more!

Comparison of the Inflection of Numbers – Viisi Viides

February 16, 2020

Interesting inflection

Viidessä vs viidennessä, kuutena vs kuudentena, kolmeen vs kolmanteen. Hopefully this comparison of the inflection of numbers will help you!

Hattu Päässä ja Kengät Jalassa – Inessive Case

February 7, 2020

Location Cases

Explaining what you're wearing in Finnish is different: you should specify that you're wearing the hat on your head for example: Minulla on hattu päässä.

Mennä and Lähteä – Finnish Verb Differences

January 27, 2020

Location Cases

The verbs MENNÄ and LÄHTEÄ can be confused easily, especially by native Estonian speakers. Find out now what makes these verbs confusing!

How to Say FOR in Finnish – English Preposition

January 24, 2020

Syntax

Thanks FOR the ride. This is FOR you. I voted FOR Kekkonen. Find out how to translate FOR to Finnish! (Kiitos kyydiSTÄ, tämä on sinuLLE, äänestin KekkosTA)

The Lative Case – Ylös Alas Kauemmas – Finnish Grammar

January 21, 2020

Etymology

ULOS, KAUAS, LÄHEMMÄS and KAUEMMAS are considered to be examples of the ancient LATIVE case which doesn't exist anymore. Learn more here!

Eri Pikku Rikki Viime Ensi Poikki – Indeclinable Words

January 17, 2020

Interesting inflection

Some words in Finnish can't be inflected in the Finnish cases: they are indeclinable words. Learn more about some of the most common ones!