Syntax - Finnish Grammar Archives - Page 3 of 8

So-Called Partitive Verbs – Not Always Partitive?

October 3, 2020

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

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!

Finnish Postpositions and Prepositions List

July 8, 2020

Constructions

Take a look at this extensive list of all the Finnish postpositions and prepositions! You can order them as you wish in order to learn more!

Finnish Rections – Keneltä? Kenestä? Keneen?

May 30, 2020

Rections

Keneltä? Minulta! Kenestä? Minusta! Keneen? Minuun! Learn when to use these forms in this article about Finnish rections!

Syntax of Spoken Finnish – Spoken Language Grammar

May 15, 2020

Spoken Language Grammar

This article contains 6 things that make the syntax (sentence constructions) in spoken language different than written Finnish!

Mass Nouns as Objects – Food and the Partitive

May 12, 2020

Object Sentences

This article gives you examples of mass nouns (ainesanat) as the objects of sentences. Learn more about how the partitive, genitive and plurals work!

-Kin and -kaan/kään Liitepartikkeli Clitic – Minäkin Minäkään

May 2, 2020

Liitepartikkelit

Learning how to use the clitics -kin and -kaan/kään will be a long process because it has many possible meanings depending on the context. Find out more!

Abstract Nouns in Object Sentences

April 26, 2020

Object Sentences

When abstract nouns appear in object sentences, they will get inflected in the partitive case. This article contains many such abstract nouns!

Abstract Nouns in Complement Sentences – Predikatiivi

April 3, 2020

Syntax

This topic is tough! Let's look at abstract nouns in complement sentences! The predikatiivi for abstract nouns is less straight-forward than you'd think!