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-Pa/Pä Liitepartikkeli Clitic – Onpa vaikeaa!

December 6, 2019

Onpa sinulla kaunis koti! Tulepa tänne! This tricky little clitic -pa/pä appears all over the place in Finnish. Learn what it means and how to use it!

Että in Finnish – “That” – Subordinate Clauses and More

November 30, 2019

Constructions

This article looks at all the different ways you can use ETTÄ in Finnish. This includes the usage with "sivulauseet", but also phrases and more!

Making someone do something – Pyytää Kehottaa Käskeä

November 20, 2019

Constructions

Pyytää, neuvoa, vaatia, käskeä and velvoittaa are some of the Finnish verbs you can use to express "making someone do something".

Reduplication: Vuosi vuodelta – Askel askeleelta

November 16, 2019

Constructions

Reduplication is the phenomenon where a word or phrase gets repeated several times in a row. In Finnish you can have for example "juuri ja juuri" and "käsi kädessä".

Sekä Että – Joko Tai – Double Conjunctions

September 25, 2019

Constructions

Learn how to use "sekä että", "joko tai", "ei eikä" and other double connectors to make more advanced sentences in Finnish!

Paljon Monet – Many People – Sentences

September 14, 2019

Constructions

This article latches on to a small but often-occuring mistake of Finnish language learners. Learn how to start a sentence with "many people"!

Nauraa Hohotti – Colorative Descriptive Verb Chains

August 10, 2019

Constructions

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

Feeling Verbs – Minua Ärsyttää – Tunnekausatiiviverbit

May 1, 2019

Constructions

"Tunnekausatiiviverbi" is an awesome term which lacks a translation to English. As such, we'll call them "feeling verbs" and hope that's clear enough!

Temporal Substitute Construction – Temporaalinen lauseenvastike

April 27, 2019

Constructions

Minä imuroin Antin tiskatessa. Antti tekee ruokaa minun imuroitua. The temportal substitute construction turns two sentences into one! Learn more

Modal Substitute Construction – Modaalinen Lauseenvastike

April 26, 2019

Constructions

Lapsi tuli itkien. Me tanssimme laulaen. Äiti siivoaa radiota kuunnellen. Find out more about the modal substitute construction aka modaalirakenne!