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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!

Finnish Postpositions and Prepositions List

July 8, 2020

Constructions

Take a look at this extensive list of all the Finnish postpositions and prepositions! You can order them as you wish in order to learn more!

Yllä Ylle Yltä Yläpuolella Ylhäällä Yli – What’s the Difference

July 5, 2020

Interesting Words

Find out what the words yllä, ylle, yltä, yläpuolella, yläpuolelta, yläpuolelle, ylhäällä, ylhäältä, ylös and yli mean and how they differ from each other!

Puoli HALF – Puolet Puolestani Puolella Puolisalaa

February 4, 2020

Interesting Words

Puoli means HALF in Finnish, but that's not the only way to use it! Find out how to use "kaikin puolin", "ulkopuolella" and "puoliksi" and other phrases!

How to Say FOR in Finnish – English Preposition

January 24, 2020

Syntax

Thanks FOR the ride. This is FOR you. I voted FOR Kekkonen. Find out how to translate FOR to Finnish! (Kiitos kyydiSTÄ, tämä on sinuLLE, äänestin KekkosTA)

Välissä Välillä – The Difference Between

October 14, 2019

Interesting Words

What's the difference between välissä and välillä? Mikä ero on sanojen välillä? Välillä on vaikeaa valita. Learn the semantical difference between the two!

Adverbs of Location: Täällä, Kaikkialla, Ylhäällä

May 16, 2019

Adverbs

There are many adverbs of location: täällä, tuolla, kotona, perillä, kylässä, sieltä, kaukaa, alas, ylös and many more. Learn what they mean in this article!

Finnish Prepositions – Finnish Grammar

February 26, 2019

Constructions

Postpositions are definitely more common in Finnish, but there are some Finnish prepositions as well. In addition, some words can be both!

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!