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Words Ending in -inen – Derivational Suffix Johdin Johdos

March 2, 2021

Expand your Finnish vocabulary! This article contains adjectives formed with the derivational suffix -inen, such as arpinen and ryppyinen.

Basic Adjectives and Opposites

February 25, 2021

Adjectives

Great for beginners! Learn some basic adjectives and opposites in Finnish to give the amount of vocabulary you know a boost!

Adjective Rections – Vihainen sinulle – Ylpeä sinusta

October 8, 2019

Rections

Adjective rections are the reason why we say: rehellinen SINULLE, ihastunut SINUUN and ylpeä SINUSTA. Learn more of the different rections now!

Agent Participle – Agenttipartisiippi

June 8, 2019

Participles

The agent participle has the marker -mA, and expresses the agent of something (kirjoittamani kirja, or äidin kirjoittama kirja).

Finnish Superlative of Adjectives – Superlatiivi

May 23, 2019

Interesting inflection

The Finnish superlative of adjectives is recognisable by the -in at the end of the word. It expresses that something has the most of a certain quality.

Adjectives with Fixed Modifiers – Yhdysadjektiivit

April 16, 2019

Adjectives

Täpötäysi, typötyhjä, rutikuiva and vitivalkoinen are adjectives that have gotten a fixed modifier as a prefix. Learn more about them here!

Positive Emotions – Positiiviset tunteet

March 30, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Are you feeling excited, happy, thankful, fortunate or amused? Learn the Finnish names of positive emotions in this article!

Words ending in -uus/-yys (UUs-UUde-)

March 23, 2019

Words Ending in...

There is a large group of words ending in -uus/-yys that get -uude/-yyde- when you conjugate them. Let's look at them and expand our vocabulary!

The Active Present Participle – VA-Partisiippi

March 6, 2019

Constructions

The first of this series is the active present participle, also called the VA-participle. It's used to replace joka-sentences as well as että-sentences.

Character & Personality – Luonne & Persoonallisuus

March 4, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

If you want to describe yourself or the people in your life in Finnish, here's a page with lost of vocabulary to talk about character & personality!