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Overview: Articles regarding derivational suffixes

November 30, 2023

Learn more about the Finnish derivational system and the derivational suffixes used to create new adjectives, nouns, adverbs and verbs!

Kysymyslause – Making Questions in Finnish – Lausetyypit

October 1, 2023

Sentence Types

In Finnish, you can make questions in two ways: by using a question word like mikä, miksi and kuka, and by using the -ko/kö suffix. This is how we cre…

Consonant gradation LKI-LJE RKI-RJE

July 31, 2023

Consonant Gradation

Click to find a list of nouns and verbs with the consonant gradation LKI-LJE and RKI-RJE, ie. where K is strong and J is weak!

Passive Perfect Tense – On tehty “has been done”

November 28, 2022

Verb Tenses and Moods

Learn more about when to use and how to conjugate verbs in the passive perfect tense, such as "on tehty", "on käyty" and "on osattu"!

Rektio – What are rections? – Finnish Grammar

November 10, 2022

Rections

What is a "rektio"? Or a "verbirektio"? Learn more about what "rections" are in the Finnish language in this article!

B1.1 Grammar for YKI-testi

October 7, 2022

Finnish Grammar

In this article, you can find a list of grammar topics you will be expected to know at level B1.1. or when you participate in YKI-testi.

Plural Translative Case – Finnish Grammar

August 16, 2022

Grammatical Cases

Learn more about the plural translative case! It consists of the plural marker -i- with the case marker -ksi at the end.

Puhui Puhumistaan – “Kept Doing” Construction

August 7, 2022

Constructions

These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

Homonyms – Finnish words with multiple meanings

July 26, 2022

Morphology

Homonyms are Finnish words like KUUSI (6) and KUUSI (spruce), JÄÄ (ice) and JÄÄ (stay), MAKSA (pay) and MAKSA (liver), which mean two things.

The Finnish Object – Objekti

July 16, 2022

Object Sentences

Luen kirjaa. Luin kirjan. Lue kirja! Lue kirjat! Luen kirjoja. Learn about the Finnish Object with many examples and explanations!