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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.

Finnish Prefix Epä- for Negation ~ Non- Un-

September 9, 2020

Words Ending in...

The Finnish prefix epä- expresses negation, such as in the words EPÄKOHTELIAS, EPÄUSKO and EPÄONNISTUA. Learn more about the prefix now!

Words Ending in -mUs – Sopimus Taipumus Rintamus

June 5, 2020

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Hakemus, kokemus, aikomus ja luottamus are examples of words ending in mUs. Learn more about how -mUs nouns are derived and what they mean!

Vierekkäin Kasvokkain – Adverbs ending in -KKAIN

April 9, 2020

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This article deals with adverbs ending in -kkain/-kkäin, which express a reciprocal relative location between two things. Find out more today!

Vowel Lengths: Matemaatikko Matematiikka

October 20, 2019

Phonology

Let's take a look at the vowel lengths in words like politiikka and poliitikko. These are parallel nouns that express a person and a field of science.

Words ending in -ja/-ija – Opiskelija Opettaja

October 13, 2019

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In this article you can find out more about words ending in -ja/-ija, including useful vocabulary and information on how to inflect these words.

Words Ending in -in – Keitin Soitin Puhelin

September 15, 2019

Words Ending in...

The group of Finnish words ending in -in is very large. These nouns are derived from verbs and their semantical meaning is that they are a tool.

Adverbs Ending in isin: kotoisin peräisin aamuisin

July 31, 2019

Adverbs

Aamuisin, iltaisin, sekaisin, väkisin, kotoisin are all examples of adverbs ending in isin. These adverbs form a small but popular group.

Words Ending in -mA – Sattuma, Syntymä, Unelma

June 15, 2019

Words Ending in...

Finnish has a large group of words ending in -mA. Many of these words have a long history within the Finnic or Uralic language groups.

Adverbs Ending in -ttAin

June 5, 2019

Adverbs

In this advanced article, you can find a list of adverbs ending in -ttAin. Approach these with a grain of salt: you will not need to learn all of these!