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The Genitive Case – Genetiivi – Finnish Grammar

February 21, 2022

The genitive case - genetiivi - can be recognized by the -n at the end of words. Learn when to use it and how to form it in this article!

The Genitive Plural – Monikon Genetiivi

May 7, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The genitive plural is one of the harder plural cases, due to the variations it allows for. In this article, we focus on the genitive plural of short words.

Necessity Sentences – Täytyy – Pitää – On Pakko

March 30, 2019

Sentence Types

"Minun täytyy" and "minun on pakko" are part of necessity sentences. Learn how to use them, as well as what happens to the object of the sentence!

The Inflection of Postpositions – Finnish Grammar

February 23, 2019

Constructions

If you understand the basics of postpositions, this is the right place for you Learn about the inflection of postpositions in the mistä and mihin form!

Finnish Postpositions – Edessä Takana Vieressä

February 21, 2019

Constructions

Finnish has a lot of postpositions. Especially the concrete ones that are related to where something is situated are important, but there are many more!