Sentence Types Archives - Uusi kielemme

The Finnish Object for Advanced Learners

October 26, 2020

Morphology

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

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!

Sivulause – Finnish Sentence Types: Subordinate Clauses

November 29, 2019

Sentence Types

Learn about Finnish sentence types! A "sivulause" (subordinate clause in English) gives more information about the main sentence, or complements it.

Moni Monta Monet – Many

September 13, 2019

Interesting Words

Moni, monta and monet are three forms of the same word, which means "many". Find out more about when to use which form correctly in this article!

T-Plural vs. Partitive Plural

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

In this article, you can get some insight in when to use T-plural vs partitive plural in both regular sentences and existential sentences.

Existential Sentences – Jossain on jotain

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

Existential sentences express that somewhere there is something, for example "Pöydällä on kirja". Learn more about this sentence type now!

Word Order in Existential Sentences

August 9, 2019

Sentence Types

The word order in existential sentences is important (location + verb + subject) because it expresses a certain meaning. Learn more now!

Finnish Sentence Types – Overview

August 1, 2019

Sentence Types

Here's an overview of all the Finnish sentence types. This will help you develop the complexity of your Finnish sentences.

Sentences Without a Subject – Subjektittomat Lauseet

August 1, 2019

Sentence Types

In addition to the basic passive sentence, Finnish has several other kinds of sentences without a subject. This is a rather advanced topic.