In this exercise, we’re using the passive with suggestions “let’s eat and drink!”

Passive rules:

• Verbtype 1 general rule: take the weak form of the verb +taan
• Verbtype 1 verbs ending in -aa/-ää: -a- will change into -e-
• All other verbtypes: add -an/än to the basic form of the verb

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as the spoken language me-form.

Passive rules:

• Verbtype 1 general rule: take the weak form of the verb +taan
• Verbtype 1 verbs ending in -aa/-ää: -a- will change into -e-
• All other verbtypes: add -an/än to the basic form of the verb

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as the spoken language me-form.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as the spoken language me-form.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as a real passive

The negative passive looks the same as the positive one but without the final -an/än.

The word order in passive sentences tells us a lot about its meaning.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as the spoken language me-form. The negative passive looks the same as the positive one but without the final -an/än.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive for suggestions. The negative passive looks the same as the positive one but without the final -an/än.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as the spoken language me-form. The negative passive looks the same as the positive one but without the final -an/än

You will need some COVID-19 vocabulary to understand the sentences.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as a real passive: we’re not mentioning who is doing the action, only that it is being done. In Finnish we can do this both when we don’t know who’s doing it and when it’s not important who’s doing it.

This exercises focuses on why we are using the passive form.

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as a real passive

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as a real passive

In this exercise, we’re using the passive as a real passive. This exercise requires an understanding of how nouns and verbs are related to one another