Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 5 of 21

Use of the Partitive in Comparative Phrases

November 21, 2021

ENTISTÄ ENEMMÄN and ODOTETTUA SUUREMPI are examples of the use of the partitive case in comparative phrases. Click to read more!

Missä Mistä Mihin Forms of Comparative Adverbs

November 10, 2021

Interesting inflection

Learn more about forms such as ALEMPANA, LÄHEMMÄS, KAUIMPAA and SYKSYMMÄLLÄ! There are the missä, mistä & mihin forms of comparative adverbs!

Consonant Gradation Overview – Astevaihtelu – KPT-vaihtelu

September 18, 2021

Consonant Gradation

Astevaihtelu ie. consonant gradation is very prevailent in Finnish grammar. Luckily the system is mostly free of exceptions. Learn more now!

Inflection of Foreign Names in Finnish

August 28, 2021

Interesting inflection

How do you form the partitive or genitive of foreign names in finnish? Click to find out what the inflection of foreign names is like!

Inflection of French names in Finnish

August 26, 2021

Interesting inflection

Click to read more about the inflection of French names in Finnish, including forms such as Bordeaux'hon, Monet'ta and Descartesin!

The T-Plural – T-Monikko – Plural Nominative

August 25, 2021

Grammatical Cases

This article discusses the situations where you will (and won't) be using the T-plural aka the plural nominative in Finnish.

Missä Mistä Mihin – Location Cases – Finnish grammar

August 21, 2021

Location Cases

The location cases answer to the questions missä mistä and mihin. Learn more about both the inner and the outer location cases!

Necessity Conjugation: Minun täytyi – Minun olisi pitänyt

June 12, 2021

Verb Tenses and Moods

How do you say "I must have had to" or "I ought to have done" in Finnish? This article deals with the conjugation of necessity sentences.

When to Use the Plural Genitive Case

June 11, 2021

Grammatical Cases

Have you wondered when to use the plural genitive? Here's an overview of the reasons with examples of each context!

Täytyy Sentence Types – Syntax of Necessity Sentences

June 7, 2021

Sentence Types

Let's take a look at TÄYTYY -sentence types! This article goes over the different elements you will find in necessity sentences.