This page contains the Finnish words for the most common bodyparts.

1. The head and face

2. The torso

3. Appendages

The Plural Forms of Bodyparts

Some of these words are the kind which you usually have two of (e.g. eyes, ears, legs). Below you can find the singular and plural forms of those bodyparts. The first column contains words ending in -i, which undergo certain changes when you inflect them into the T-plural.

The second column contains words that belong to wordtype A, which means their basic form will be strong and their inflected form weak in the T-plural. In contrast, the words in the third column belong to wordtype B, which means their T-plural is strong while their basic form is weak.

Sayings with Bodyparts

• “Häneltä meni sormi suuhun.”
  Literally: His finger went into his mouth.
  Meaning: He didn’t know what to do.
• “Nyt pitää ottaa järki käteen.”
  Literally: Now we have to take the wits in the hand.
  Meaning: Now we have to be smart.
• “Hän otti kynän kauniiseen käteen.”
  Literally: She took the pen in a beautiful hand.
  Meaning: She understood the situation and fixed her mistake.
• “Häntä pestiin kiireestä kantapäähän.”
  Literally: She was washed from the top of the head to the heel.
  Meaning: She was washed from top to toe.
• “Tiina juoksi kieli vyön alla.”
  Literally: Tiina ran with the tongue underneath the belt.
  Meaning: Tiina was/ran in a great hurry.

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