Verb Tenses and Moods Archives

Infinitives, Participles and Conjugations of the Verb Lähteä

December 7, 2019

This article gives you an overview of the verb LÄHTEÄ in the Finnish infinitives, participles and conjugations, along with links to each topic.

Auttaa Auttoi – Verbtype 1 Imperfect Tense

November 5, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Ajaa ajoi, auttaa auttoi, maksaa maksoi, laittaa laittoi. Four examples of a..a - a...oi verbs, aka verbtype 1 verbs in their imperfect form.

Verbs like Lentää Lensi Tietää Tiesi – Imperfect

October 28, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Why does the verb lentää become "hän lensi" in the past tense? And tietää "minä tiesin"? Let's take a look at the type of verbs that have this rule!

Spoken Language Passive Overview

September 3, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Consider the following: me mennään, me mentiin, me ollaan menty, me mentäisiin, and me oltais menty. This spoken language passive overview goes over these forms.

The Imperfect and Perfect Tense: Examples

September 2, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

This article contains ten useful examples that point out the difference between the imperfect and the perfect tense in Finnish.

Imperfect Perfect Plusquamperfect – When to Use?

August 16, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Finnish has three past tenses: the imperfect, perfect and plusquamperfect. We're giving you examples showing you the difference between all three!

Third Person Imperative – Tulkoon – Jussiivi

August 10, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

The third person imperative and passive imperative are called the jussive (jussiivi) by linguists. They're an advanced Finnish grammar subject.

Body Movements – Plural Imperative – Nouskaa!

July 1, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

In this body movements article we look both at verbs related to these movements and how to use them in a sentence. Oppikaa uusia verbejä!

Body Movements – Imperative – Kapteeni Käskee

July 1, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Turn around, sit down, raise your hand, close your eyes! These imperatives are related to body movements. In this article, we will look at more examples.

Overview of the Passives

May 6, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

In this overview of the passives you can find the present passive, the past passive and the passive conditional all in one place!