Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 15 of 21

Nauraa Hohotti – Colorative Descriptive Verb Chains

August 10, 2019

"Kuolla kupsahti", "nauraa hohotti" and "puhua pälpätti" are three verb chain phrase examples of the colorative construction. This is an advanced Finnish grammar subject.

T-Plural vs. Partitive Plural

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

In this article, you can get some insight in when to use T-plural vs partitive plural in both regular sentences and existential sentences.

Existential Sentences – Jossain on jotain

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

Existential sentences express that somewhere there is something, for example "Pöydällä on kirja". Learn more about this sentence type now!

Word Order in Existential Sentences

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

The word order in existential sentences is important (location + verb + subject) because it expresses a certain meaning. Learn more now!

Vanha vs Wanha – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 8, 2019

Phonology

Phonology (the study of speech sounds) is interesting in many ways. Learn more about the history behind wanha vs vanha in this article!

Banaani vs Panaani – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 7, 2019

Phonology

Have you ever noticed that Fins don't clearly pronounce the b-sound? Think of banaani vs panaani for example. Learn whyFinns have problems with the b!

The Sinä-Passive and Other Generic Sentences

July 29, 2019

Sentence Types

You can use a generic sentence to express that anyone can be the subject of the sentence. In Finnish, you can use both the third person singular and the sinä-passive.

Oleva Olevan Olevasi Olevansa – What?

July 8, 2019

Participles

What do the words oleva olevan olevasi and olevansa mean exactly? Learn more about this participle and how to use it in our article!

The 5 Finnish Participles – Overview

July 5, 2019

Participles

The page contains an overview of the 5 finnish participles and their most important uses. It also contains links to all our other participle articles!

How to Say Yes and No in Finnish – Kyllä ja Ei

July 3, 2019

Syntax

How do you say "yes" and "no" in Finnish? The simple answer is respectively "kyllä" and "ei". However, it's not quite that simple. Learn how to say yes and no in Finnish!