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Vowel Lengths: Matemaatikko Matematiikka

October 20, 2019

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

Words Ending in...

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.

Automative Verbs -UA/-YÄ – Kaataa Kaatua – Transitivity

September 28, 2019

Types of Verbs

This article deals with transitive and intransitive verb pairs, where the intransitive versions are automative verbs. The verb happens automatically.

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!

Words Ending in a Consonant: Overview

June 1, 2019

Words Ending in...

Rakas, keskus, soitin, työtön, myyjätär and roskis are all words ending in a consonant. They each have their own page with more information.

Finnish Words Ending in -s – S-Loppuiset Sanat

May 31, 2019

Words Ending in...

Finnish has plenty of words ending in a consonant, but these often have an exceptional inflection into the cases. Learn about Finnish words ending in -s!

Words Ending in -os/-ös – Os-loppuiset Sanat

May 30, 2019

Words Ending in...

Kerros, mainos and rikos are some verb basic words ending in -os. Learn more about this special group of verb derivates in this article!