Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 13 of 21

Reflexive Verbs -UTU/YTY- Peseytyä Ilmoittautua

October 1, 2019

Minä peseydyn, pukeudun ja valmistaudun ilmoittautumaan kurssille! I wash myself, dress myself and prepare myself to sign myself up for a course!

Automative Verbs -UTU/YTY- Korjautua Uusiutua

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Automative verbs express that something happens by itself. The verbs on this page all end in -utua/-ytyä and have an automative meaning.

Emotive Causative Verbs -TTAA or -TUTTAA

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Pelottaa, väsyttää, kyllästyttää and hämmästyttää are emotive causative verbs. This article looks at the derivation of these types of verbs.

Verbs like teettää and korjauttaa – Teettoverbit

September 29, 2019

Types of Verbs

Verbs like teettää and korjauttaa express that you delegate the action: you make someone ELSE do the action. Find more examples here!

Why Doesn’t Siivota Become “Siipoan”?

September 28, 2019

Consonant Gradation

In this article we take a look at the possible answer to the question "Why doesn't siivota become siipoan?" and other similar consonant gradation puzzles.

Automative Verbs -UA/-YÄ – Kaataa Kaatua – Transitivity

September 28, 2019

Types of Verbs

This article deals with transitive and intransitive verb pairs, where the intransitive versions are automative verbs. The verb happens automatically.

Causative Verbs -TTAA – Loppua Lopettaa – Transitivity

September 25, 2019

Types of Verbs

Herättää, pudottaa and sammuttaa are three very common examples of causative verbs. Learn more about this type of verb in this article!

Sekä Että – Joko Tai – Double Conjunctions

September 25, 2019

Constructions

Learn how to use "sekä että", "joko tai", "ei eikä" and other double connectors to make more advanced sentences in Finnish!

Translative Verbs: Verbtype 6 and Others

September 24, 2019

Types of Verbs

Translative verbs express a CHANGE in state or being: something becomes better, larger or faster. In Finnish we can use verbtype 6 verbs for this, but there are also e.g. -UTU- verbs that fulfill the same function.

Paljon Monet – Many People – Sentences

September 14, 2019

Constructions

This article latches on to a small but often-occuring mistake of Finnish language learners. Learn how to start a sentence with "many people"!