Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 7 of 21

The Partitive Plural – Monikon Partitiivi

March 16, 2021

The partitive plural is - among other things - used with "paljon" . There are a lot of rules involved with it. Learn how it works now!

The Comitative Case – Komitatiivi

March 13, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The komitatiivi, aka the comitative case, expresses a kind of possession, combination or part of a whole. Its ending is -ne- with a possessive suffix added.

The Plusquamperfect Tense – Pluskvamperfekti

March 12, 2021

Verb Tenses and Moods

Once you know the present tense, the imperfect and the perfect tens, it's time to move on to the plusquamperfect tense! Olin nukkunut, olimme opiskelleet.

The Abessive Case – tta/ttä – Abessiivi

March 8, 2021

Grammatical Cases

As one of the rarer Finnish cases, the abessive case expresses a lack of something, or going without something. There's a whole bunch of phrases to learn!

The Essive Case – na/nä – Essiivi

March 7, 2021

Grammatical Cases

Look at these words: kotoNA, ulkoNA, myyjäNÄ. They all have the -na/nä marker, which is called the essive. Learn more about the essive case now!

The Translative Case – ksi – Translatiivi

March 5, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The translative case comes with the ending -ksi. It is used for changes in state or transitions. Learn when to use it and how to form it now!

The Perfect Tense – Perfekti

February 20, 2021

Verb Tenses and Moods

The perfect tense and the imperfect both refer to things that happened in the past. Find out in this article what the difference is and how to form it!

The Negative Imperfect – Negatiivinen Imperfekti

February 19, 2021

Verb Tenses and Moods

The negative imperfect aka the negative past tense makes use of the negative verb (ei) and the -nut/-nyt/-neet ending. Find out how to use it here!

Location Case Verb Rections – Rektiot Missä Mistä Mihin

February 19, 2021

Rections

"Verb rections" refers to the phenomenon where a word requires other words to appear in a certain form. Location case verbs rections are one subgroup.

Wordtype A Consonant Gradation

February 16, 2021

Consonant Gradation

Here are the rules of simple consonant gradation (astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu) aka wordtype A consonant gradation. Click on through!