Verb Tenses and Moods Archives

Spoken Language Passive Overview

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

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

Imperfect Perfect Plusquamperfect – …

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 &#…

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 –…

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 – …

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

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

The Future Tense in Finnish – Expres…

Why is there no future tense in finnish? How do you express intent when you can't use a tense for it? Learn how Finns talk about future events!

The Imperative Mood – Imperatiivi &#…

Syö! Älä syö! Syökää! Älkää syökö! Learn how to order people around as well as to forbid them from doing things with the imperative mood!