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100 Random Finnish Nouns – Intermediate Level PART TWO

Learn some more random Finnish nouns which can be considered to be at the intermediate level! Expand your vocabulary!

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家居问题 – Kodin ongelmat – Sanastoa

来本文中学习一些表达你可能遇到的家庭问题的表达!

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Maito – Milk – Dairy products

Here’s all the MILK-related vocabulary you will ever need while studying Finnish! Learn about MAITO, KERMA, JUUSTO, JOGURTTI and many more dairy products.

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Classroom vocabulary – Luokkasanasto Opiskelusanasto

Check out this overview of vocabulary you are likely to need when you’re studying Finnish in a classroom setting!

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Kysymyslause – Making Questions in Finnish – Lausetyypit

In Finnish, you can make questions in two ways: by using a question word like mikä, miksi and kuka, and by using the -ko/kö suffix. This is how we create a kysymyslause (a “question sentence”, ie. an interrogative clause). This article tells you more about the types of kysymyslause Finnish has! You can find an overview of all […]

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Missä sinä asut? 芬兰语日常表达

本文中,你将学习到一些短语,帮助你用芬兰语谈论你的家。例如,Missä sinä asut?你住在哪里?Millaisella alueella?在什么样的地方?

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Places ending in LA or LÄ

Click to find extensive information and word lists of Finnish places ending in LA, such as neuvola, käymälä and ravintola!

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Special partitive cases: toimi toimea tointa – Kotus wordtype 25

Click to read about words like TOIMI (toimea/tointa, toimien/tointen) and NIEMI (niemea/nientä, niemien/nienten) and kotus wordtype 25!

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Consonant gradation LKI-LJE RKI-RJE

Click to find a list of nouns and verbs with the consonant gradation LKI-LJE and RKI-RJE, ie. where K is strong and J is weak!

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Words ending in E – Inflection of words like HAME and NALLE

Learn more about words ending in E, such as hame, kolme and filee, which belong to wordtype B for consonant gradation!

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“Suomen mestari” series – Finnish Study Books

The Finnish language learning books of the Suomen mestari series are very useful! This article includes all the info you need on them!

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Li ni ri words – Inflection of words like PIENI

Click to find an overview of words like PIENI, which are sometimes labeled as “LI NI RI words” in language classes!

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Inflection of words like UUSI – Käsi vuosi kuukausi

Finnish has many words ending in -i. Click for a list of UUSI-type words! These words inflect the same way as the word UUSI (uuden, uuteen).

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芬兰语中的外来词 – Lainasanoja

在芬兰语中,有相当多的印欧语的外来词。在学习芬兰语时,你可以从中受益!

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List of old words ending in i of the ovi-type

Read about the inflection of old words ending in i, which can be refered to as OVI-type words! These undergo the same changes as OVI does.

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Reversible Compound Words – Finnish vocabulary

The compound words in this article are REVERSIBLE! Find out what this means and how e.g. RIISIPUURO and PUURORIISI differ in meaning!

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No Niin – Suomen Tärkein Sana – Sketch Analysis

Click for the English translation and grammar analysis of Ismo Leikola’s sketch about NO NIIN, the most important Finnish word!

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Nouns and their Opposites – Substantiivit ja niiden Vastakohdat

War & peace, chaos & order, hardware & software. Learn some new vocabulary by going through these nouns which have a clear opposite!

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100 Random Finnish Words to Study – Intermediate Level

Time to expand your Finnish vocabulary by learning these 100 random Finnish words aimed at intermediate level students!

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100 Finnish Verbs and their Opposites – Intermediate learners

HERÄTÄ and NUKAHTAA, TYÖNTÄÄ and VETÄÄ are two examples of verbs and opposites. Click to find a list of useful vocabulary!

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Viedä Tuoda Hakea – Similar verbs

The verbs VIEDÄ, TUODA and HAKEA confuse many learners. Find out what the difference is between the three in this article!

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系列主题:日常生活方式会话

在这篇文章中,你可以找到一些与日常生活有关的问题。这篇文章中的问题是对话提示,旨在引发讨论,目的是帮助你练习如何回答与某个话题有关的问题。

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Conversation Prompts – Passive sentences – Mitä tehdään…?

Practice the passive tense with these questions! This article contains conversation prompts which allow you to make passive sentences.

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Conversation Prompts – Oletko koskaan uinut…?

Oletko koskaan uinut avannossa tai käynyt mökillä? These conversation prompts with the PERFECT TENSE can help you start a conversation!

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Passive Perfect Tense – On tehty “has been done”

Learn more about when to use and how to conjugate verbs in the passive perfect tense, such as “on tehty”, “on käyty” and “on osattu”!

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Rektio – What are rections? – Finnish Grammar

What is a “rektio”? Or a “verbirektio”? Learn more about what “rections” are in the Finnish language in this article!

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Toinen Toisiaan Toisemme Toisillenne – Pronoun “Toinen”

This article gives you information about how the pronoun toinen is used. We’re starting with the most difficult usage and moving from there to easier meanings. I decided to go with this approach because it’s most likely someone will end up on this page looking for the hardest part. 1. Resiprookkipronomini “each other” Toinen is […]

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Finnish Adverbs Ending in STI

This list contains 473 Finnish adverbs ending in STI, which have been completed with example sentences and translations.

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B1.1 Grammar for YKI-testi

In this article, you can find a list of grammar topics you will be expected to know at level B1.1. or when you participate in YKI-testi.

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Top 50 Finnish Surnames – Sukunimet

Find out the top 50 most common Finnish surnames and read about their history, what they mean and where they’re commonly used!

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芬兰语中各种各样的“说”——与puhua类似的动词

点击此文,了解和口语沟通相关的芬兰语动词! 包括,例如,动词riidellä(争吵),mumista(嘟囔)和juoruta(说三道四)。

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Plural Translative Case – Finnish Grammar

Learn more about the plural translative case! It consists of the plural marker -i- with the case marker -ksi at the end.

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Puhui Puhumistaan – “Kept Doing” Construction

These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

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Idioms with the verb MENNÄ: Mennä piiloon, solmuun, pilalle

Learn idiomatic expressions which include the verb mennä, such as MENNÄ PIELEEN (to go awry) and MENNÄ NAPPIIN (to succeed)!

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Homonyms – Finnish words with multiple meanings

Homonyms are Finnish words like KUUSI (6) and KUUSI (spruce), JÄÄ (ice) and JÄÄ (stay), MAKSA (pay) and MAKSA (liver), which mean two things.

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Daily Routine Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts

Practice answering questions related to your DAILY ROUTINE in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking!

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The Finnish Object – Objekti

Luen kirjaa. Luin kirjan. Lue kirja! Lue kirjat! Luen kirjoja. Learn about the Finnish Object with many examples and explanations!

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What is Derivation? – Finnish Derivational Suffixes

Learn more about Finnish suffixes such as -sto, -tar and -utua and how they are used in derivation to create new words from existing ones!

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Past passive object sentence examples

Learn more about past passive object phrases such as “Hänet kuljetettiin” (He was transported) and “Hänet kannettiin (He was carried)!

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How to be polite in Finnish

We all know Finnish doesn’t have a word for “please”. This article teaches you different ways that exist to be polite in Finnish!

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Duolingo: Haarukka on tuossa. Tässä on sininen kukka.

Learn how Duolingo introduces the words “here” and “there”! In addition, click to find out WHY Duolingo translates TÄSSÄ ON as “it has”.

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Important words in YKI test instructions

Plan on doing the YKI exam? Make sure you can understand the YKI test instructions by learning the words in this list!

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Duolingo: Introduction of the partitive case

Duolingo introduces the PARTITIVE CASE in the lesson called FRIDGE. Learn more about why and when you should use the partitive case

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Top 100 adjectives for CV – Työnhaku adjektiivit

Here’s 100 adjectives useful for your Finnish CV, including but not limited to stressinsietokykyinen, oppimishaluinen and joustava.

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Adjectives and opposites – B1.1 level adjectives – YKI-testi

Click to find a useful list of B1.1 level adjectives! This list contains adjective pairs that are opposites. Expand your vocab today!

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看医生的常用语句 – Lääkärillä

如何向芬兰医生说明你的问题?怎么能理解医生说的话呢?你可以从本文中的短语开始学习。

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Adjectives ending in TU – Past passive participle

Click to find a list of adjectives ending in TU, based on verbs in the passive past participle, such as tunnettu mies, kalustettu huone ja keitetty muna.

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代词– Pronominit

代词–在芬兰语中被称为pronominit–是指那些指代事物并表达它们之间关系的词。点击了解更多!

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Accusative Total Object – Human objects – Minut Sinut

This article contains a list of verbs with an accusative total object. Learn which verbs usually get MINUT, SINUT, HÄNET as an object!

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Total Object Verbs – Genitive Object – Verb List

Click for a list of TOTAL OBJECT VERBS, which normally get a genitive case object, such as “Tiedän/muistan/unohdan nimen”!

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