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Fourth Infinitive Verb Rections

April 24, 2019

Harrastan lukemista, nautin lukemisesta, mutta sitten kyllästyn lukemiseen. Learn some fourth infinitive verb rections now!

Present Passive Participle Sentence Constructions

March 19, 2019

Constructions

"On tehtävissä", "on tehtävänä" and "vien tehtäväksi" are very interesting present passive participle sentence constructions. Learn more now!

The Relative Pronoun Joka – Joka-pronomini

March 10, 2019

Constructions

The relative pronoun joka allows you to make more complicated sentences by adding subordinate clauses that give extra information about the main clause.

The Active Past Participle – NUT-Partisiippi

March 6, 2019

Constructions

You can make verbs into the -nut form, which is called the active past participle. This form is the used for several different functions. Find out more!

Että-Participle – Referatiivirakenne

March 6, 2019

Constructions

There are so many things you can do with particles! Learn how to use participles to replace an että-sentence in this article!

The Active Present Participle – VA-Partisiippi

March 6, 2019

Constructions

The first of this series is the active present participle, also called the VA-participle. It's used to replace joka-sentences as well as että-sentences.

Long form of the First Infinitive – Finaalirakenne

March 6, 2019

Constructions

The finaalirakenne uses the long form of the first infinitive. Learn when to use it as well as certain phrases it appears in!

Finnish Prepositions – Finnish Grammar

February 26, 2019

Constructions

Postpositions are definitely more common in Finnish, but there are some Finnish prepositions as well. In addition, some words can be both!

Question Word: Kuka? Who? – Interrogative Pronoun

February 24, 2019

Constructions

A thing as simple as asking "who" is a whole hassle in Finnish. Learn more now about the complicated uses of the question word kuka!

The Inflection of Postpositions – Finnish Grammar

February 23, 2019

Constructions

If you understand the basics of postpositions, this is the right place for you Learn about the inflection of postpositions in the mistä and mihin form!