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The Finnish partitive in sentences
Finish this sentence with an adjective: “Nukkuminen on …” Did you put it in the partitive case? You should! Read this post to find out more.
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction.
The Finnish vowels – short or long?
Do you find it hard to differentiate between short and long Finnish vowels? Watch this video I recorded with short and long Finnish vowels. Practise
Reikäleipää – learning to bake traditional Finnish rye bread
There was one thing I missed like crazy when I was living abroad – ruisleipä, rye bread. Want to bake Finnish rye bread and learn some Finnish? Get this recipe!
The importance of the Finnish verb types
One of the things your teacher may teach you in your Finnish class is the verb system. In this post, I’ll be talking about the reasons why learning the Finnish verb types will boost your Finnish studies.
For beginners: an introduction to the Finnish personal pronouns
Are you a beginner in Finnish? Check out these 3 forms for the personal pronouns. Trust me, you will need them.
The Finnish 3rd infinitive: verb stem + -MAAN, -MASSA, -MASTA
You may have seen Finnish verb forms like syömään, syömässä and syömästä. These are the 3 most common ones out of the 5 different varieties of the 3rd infinitive.
Everyday Finnish words: lapsi
A few useful sentences to help you use the word lapsi, ‘child’
Talking about hobbies and interests in Finnish
You’ve probably heard the noun harrastus before, right? It means ‘hobby’. But what about the verb harrastaa?
Kuulla vai kuunnella?
What is the difference between the Finnish verbs KUULLA and KUUNNELLA?
The partitive and the accusative in sentences
So you’ve figured out when to use the Finnish accusative and when to choose the partitive. But wait, what’s that? There are two types of accusative?
Saada, osata, voida worksheet
Grab a free worksheet to help you master the confusing Finnish verbs saada, osata and voida.