Verbs

This category of my website consists of all articles related to the morphology and usage of verbs. This includes articles about the verbtypes, the different tenses and moods as well as about the 5 Finnish infinitives

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!

The Imperfect Tense – Past Tense – Imperfekti

February 18, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

The past tense - or the imperfect tense - is used for when something is completely over with. Find out how it is conjugated in Finnish right now!

Verbtype 6 Consonant Gradation

February 16, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Verbtype 6 consonant gradation is very much like for verbtype 3 and 4. This means the basic form of the verb will be weak and the conjugations strong.

Verbtype 3 Consonant Gradation

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Ommella becomes ompelen, ajatella becomes ajattelen and tapella become tappelen. Learn more about verbtype 3 consonant gradation!

Verbtype 4 Consonant Gradation

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Verbtype 4 consonant gradation is interesting but a little bit frustrating. Which verbs undergo consonant gradation and which ones don't? Learn more now!

Verbtype 1 Consonant Gradation

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Verbtype 1 consonant gradation is very important to any learner of Finnish. Find out what it is, when to use it and lots of examples in this article!

The Finnish Verbtypes

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Learn more about the Finnish verbtypes! In this article you can see all the verbtypes and get information on how to conjugate them.