Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 13 of 21

Adjective Rections – Vihainen sinulle – Ylpeä sinusta

October 8, 2019

Adjective rections are the reason why we say: rehellinen SINULLE, ihastunut SINUUN and ylpeä SINUSTA. Learn more of the different rections now!

Transitivity and Intransitivity – Different Derivation Types

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Finnish verbs can be divided based on their transitivity and intransitivity. This article contains more information of the different derivation types.

Reflexive Verbs -UTU/YTY- Peseytyä Ilmoittautua

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

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.