partitive Archives - Uusi kielemme

Inflection of words like UUSI – Käsi vuosi kuukausi

June 6, 2023

Finnish has many words ending in -i. Click for a list of UUSI-type words! These words inflect the same way as the word UUSI (uuden, uuteen).

List of old words ending in i of the ovi-type

May 26, 2023

Words Ending in...

Read about the inflection of old words ending in i, which can be refered to as OVI-type words! These undergo the same changes as OVI does.

Duolingo: Introduction of the partitive case

May 21, 2022

Duolingo

Duolingo introduces the PARTITIVE CASE in the lesson called FRIDGE. Learn more about why and when you should use the partitive case

The Partitive Case – Partitiivi – Finnish Grammar

February 24, 2022

Grammatical Cases

The partitive case is complicated! It's one of those subjects that will take you many years to be able to use fluently and without doubt. So let's start!

The Partitive Plural – Monikon Partitiivi

March 16, 2021

Grammatical Cases

The partitive plural is - among other things - used with "paljon" . There are a lot of rules involved with it. Learn how it works now!

The Finnish Object for Advanced Learners

October 26, 2020

Object Sentences

Once you know the basic object rules, please check out this article about the Finnish object for advanced learners!

So-Called Partitive Verbs – Not Always Partitive?

October 3, 2020

Rections

So-called partitive verbs unfortunately not ALWAYS have an object in the partitive case. Let's unravel this generalization a little!

Plural Partitive of Long Words

May 12, 2019

Grammatical Cases

The plural partitive of long words has its own rules, separate from shorter words. Find out why it's lääkäreitä, insinöörejä, opiskelijoita and opettajia.

The Verb Harrastaa – Talking about Your Hobbies

April 7, 2019

Rections

To talk about your hobbies in Finnish, you will need the verb "harrastaa. Learn how to use it and how the fourth infinitive is related to it!

Partitive Verbs – Partitiiviverbit – Finnish Grammar

February 27, 2019

Rections

Here's a list of some basic partitive verbs. Partitive verbs require the noun they're attached to to appear in the partitive case.