Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 14 of 21

Moni Monta Monet – Many

September 13, 2019

Moni, monta and monet are three forms of the same word, which means "many". Find out more about when to use which form correctly in this article!

Plural illative – Suomalaisiin ihmisiin

September 11, 2019

Location Cases

"Haluan tutustua suomalaisiin ihmisiin", "olen tottunut kylmiin talviin" and "laitan kirjat hyllyihin" are three example sentences of the plural illative.

Object Sentence Examples – Luen kirjaa / kirjan / kirjat

September 10, 2019

Grammatical Cases

This article offers some object sentence examples that hopefully will help you make sense of the maze that is the Finnish object.

Kolme as Kolome – Svaavokaali – Schwa Vowel

September 9, 2019

Phonology

Some Finns say kolme as "kolome", kylmä as "kylymä" and helppo as "heleppo". Learn more about the phenomenon called schwa vowel or svaavokaali in Finnish.

Spoken Language Passive Overview

September 3, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Consider the following: me mennään, me mentiin, me ollaan menty, me mentäisiin, and me oltais menty. This spoken language passive overview goes over these forms.

The Imperfect and Perfect Tense: Examples

September 2, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

This article contains ten useful examples that point out the difference between the imperfect and the perfect tense in Finnish.

Tykätä and Pitää – Saying You Like Things in Finnish

August 28, 2019

Rections

The verbs tykätä and pitää are used to express that you like something in combination with the mistä-form. This article gives you lots of examples.

Hyllyllä or Hyllyssä? Pöydässä or Pöydällä?

August 23, 2019

Location Cases

Is the book "hyllyssä" or "hyllyllä"? Are you meeting a friend "kaupungissa" or "kaupungilla"? Learn the difference between these words in this article!

Imperfect Perfect Plusquamperfect – When to Use?

August 16, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Finnish has three past tenses: the imperfect, perfect and plusquamperfect. We're giving you examples showing you the difference between all three!

Traktori Raktori – Stressi Ressi – Consonant Clusters in Finnish

August 11, 2019

Phonology

Why do some Finns say REENATA and RESSI rather than TREENATA AND STRESSI? Why does SÄKÄ become TSÄKÄ? Learn about Finnish consonant clusters!