Genitive Interactive Exercises

Welcome to this exclusive page! On this page, you can practise the singular genitive case in different contexts. I hope you’ll find the following genitive interactive exercises useful.
As always, not all exercises are meant for the same level, so you might find some too easy, others suitable and some too hard. The genitive case is used, for example, when expressing possession, with postpositions and for the total object.
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Prior knowledge:
- Ability to inflect words according to instructions
- Simple vocabulary
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- The genitive is used to express possession
- Putting simple words in the genitive case
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used to express possession
- Adjectives and pronouns are also inflected
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used to express possession
- Some basic vocabulary
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- Difficult wordtypes
- Words ending in -in get -ime- and become strong if applicable
- Words ending in –us can get either –ude- or –ukse- (read more here)
- Words ending in –e get –ee- and become strong if applicable
Prior knowledge:
- The genitive is used to express possession
- Some basic vocabulary
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- Some basic vocabulary
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used in necessity sentences (täytyy-sentences)
- genitive of personal pronouns
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used with postpositions
- genitive of easy wordtypes
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used with postpositions
- genitive of easy wordtypes
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- The genitive is used with postpositions (here: kanssa)
- genitive of easy wordtypes and personal pronouns
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak)
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- Reasons to use the genitive case:
A: The word expresses possession
B: The word is the total object of the sentence
C: The word is connected to a postposition
D: The sentence is a necessity sentence
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- Reasons to use the genitive case:
A: The word expresses possession
B: The word is the total object of the sentence
C: The word is connected to a postposition
D: The sentence is a necessity sentence
Prior knowledge:
- Vocabulary on two levels (A2.2 + B1.1)
- Good grasp of the different wordtypes in the genitive case
- Wordtype A words are weak in the genitive case
Prior knowledge:
- The genitive is used in object sentences when we mean one, whole thing
- Grasp on basic wordtypes: in the genitive case:
- Words ending in –nen get –sen
- Words ending in –ut/yt get –uen/yen
- Words ending in –e get –een
- Wordtype A consonant gradation (words become weak when applicable)
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- The genitive is used in object sentences when we mean one, whole thing
- Different wordtypes in the genitive case
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- The genitive is used in object sentences when we mean one, whole thing
- Different wordtypes in the genitive case
Prior knowledge:
- The genitive is used in object sentences when we mean one, whole thing
- Different wordtypes in the genitive case
Prior knowledge:
- The genitive is used in object sentences when we mean one, whole thing
- Different wordtypes in the genitive case
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- genitive of words ending in –as
- genitive of words ending in –is
- genitive of words ending in -NUT
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- Grasp on wordtype B in the genitive case:
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- Some Finnish sayings
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- More Finnish sayings
That’s all for these genitive interactive exercises! I’m aware that these do not allow you to practice the topic through-and-through. Regardless, I hope that these interactive exercises allow you to get some practice!
