consonant gradation Archives

Ruoka Ruoat – Consonant Gradation where K disappears – KPT

December 3, 2023

Click to find out more about consonant gradation where K disappears! Astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu where the K disappears is tricky.

Consonant gradation LKI-LJE RKI-RJE

July 31, 2023

Consonant Gradation

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!

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

July 27, 2023

Words Ending in...

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

Wordtype B Consonant Gradation

February 16, 2022

Consonant Gradation

Wordtype B consists of words ending in -e, -ton, -in, -as and -tar. Learn now how wordtype B consonant gradation differs from normal consonant gradation!

Consonant Gradation Overview – Astevaihtelu – KPT-vaihtelu

September 18, 2021

Consonant Gradation

Astevaihtelu ie. consonant gradation is very prevailent in Finnish grammar. Luckily the system is mostly free of exceptions. Learn more now!

Wordtype A Consonant Gradation

February 16, 2021

Consonant Gradation

Here are the rules of simple consonant gradation (astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu) aka wordtype A consonant gradation. Click on through!

Why Doesn’t Siivota Become “Siipoan”?

September 28, 2019

Consonant Gradation

In this article we take a look at the possible answer to the question "Why doesn't siivota become siipoan?" and other similar consonant gradation puzzles.

Verbtype 6 Consonant Gradation

February 16, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Verbtype 6 consonant gradation is very much like for verbtype 3 and 4. This means the basic form of the verb will be weak and the conjugations strong.

Verbtype 3 Consonant Gradation

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Ommella becomes ompelen, ajatella becomes ajattelen and tapella become tappelen. Learn more about verbtype 3 consonant gradation!

Verbtype 4 Consonant Gradation

February 13, 2019

Consonant Gradation

Verbtype 4 consonant gradation is interesting but a little bit frustrating. Which verbs undergo consonant gradation and which ones don't? Learn more now!