Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 8 of 21

Timespans – Mistä Mihin – From when until when

January 25, 2021

Learn how to express the duration of timespans! How do you say "from January until March" and "from 8 AM to 5 PM"? This article explains it!

Making Verbs Negative in Finnish – Don’t Haven’t Hadn’t Shouldn’t

December 5, 2020

Verb Tenses and Moods

This article goes into great detail concerning all the negative forms of verbs in all tenses and moods in Finnish. Dont get overwhelmed!

The Plural Forms in Finnish – Examples

November 29, 2020

Finnish Cases

This article contains examples of the plural forms in Finnish: the plural partitive, genitive, inessive and illative cases.

The Order of Finnish Suffixes – Miehelleni Talossammekin

November 24, 2020

Finnish Grammar

Find out the order of the suffixes in Finnish words such as miehelleni, talossammekin and olisinpahan! Suffixes, cases and clitics included!

Finnish Noun Rections – Noun + Noun

November 10, 2020

Rections

This article contains a long list of noun + noun rections, such as "ratkaisu ongelmaan" and "tieto ongelmasta". Expand your vocabulary!

The Finnish Object for Advanced Learners

October 26, 2020

Object Sentences

Once you know the basic object rules, please check out this article about the Finnish object for advanced learners!

So-Called Partitive Verbs – Not Always Partitive?

October 3, 2020

Rections

So-called partitive verbs unfortunately not ALWAYS have an object in the partitive case. Let's unravel this generalization a little!

Finnish Reference GRAMMAR Books – Learn Finnish

July 25, 2020

Finnish Grammar

Let's compare the most common Finnish reference grammar books available for Finnish learners! Which grammar book is best to learn Finnish with?

Finnish Sentence Types Expressing Change: Tuloslause vs. Muutoslause

July 14, 2020

Sentence Types

Minusta tuli onnellinen VERSUS Minä tulin onnelliseksi - Learn the difference between these two Finnish sentence types expressing change!

Hänestä tuli lääkäri – Tuloslause – Change and Result Sentences

July 12, 2020

Sentence Types

The sentence type in the example "Hänestä tuli lääkäri" is called TULOSLAUSE in Finnish. It expresses a development. Learn more Finnish grammar today!