intransitivity Archives - Uusi kielemme

How to Say TO BREAK in Finnish – Vocabulary

December 26, 2019

Learn how to say "to break" in Finnish using verbs! Find out the difference between RIKKOA, SÄRKEÄ, SÄRKYÄ, TUHOTA and many more verbs!

Transitivity and Intransitivity – Different Derivation Types

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Finnish verbs can be divided based on their transitivity and intransitivity. This article contains more information of the different derivation types.

Reflexive Verbs -UTU/YTY- Peseytyä Ilmoittautua

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Minä peseydyn, pukeudun ja valmistaudun ilmoittautumaan kurssille! I wash myself, dress myself and prepare myself to sign myself up for a course!

Automative Verbs -UTU/YTY- Korjautua Uusiutua

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Automative verbs express that something happens by itself. The verbs on this page all end in -utua/-ytyä and have an automative meaning.

Emotive Causative Verbs -TTAA or -TUTTAA

October 1, 2019

Types of Verbs

Pelottaa, väsyttää, kyllästyttää and hämmästyttää are emotive causative verbs. This article looks at the derivation of these types of verbs.

Verbs like teettää and korjauttaa – Teettoverbit

September 29, 2019

Types of Verbs

Verbs like teettää and korjauttaa express that you delegate the action: you make someone ELSE do the action. Find more examples here!

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.

Causative Verbs -TTAA – Loppua Lopettaa – Transitivity

September 25, 2019

Types of Verbs

Herättää, pudottaa and sammuttaa are three very common examples of causative verbs. Learn more about this type of verb in this article!

Translative Verbs: Verbtype 6 and Others

September 24, 2019

Types of Verbs

Translative verbs express a CHANGE in state or being: something becomes better, larger or faster. In Finnish we can use verbtype 6 verbs for this, but there are also e.g. -UTU- verbs that fulfill the same function.