Finnish grammar explained for learners

Finnish grammar is famous for being hard and it is really only long. There are more forms to learn than in English, but almost no exceptions once you know the patterns. This reference gives you the patterns in the order you need them, with examples from the life you are living here.

Start with these four

1. Vowel harmony: which of the two versions of an ending to use. Ten minutes.
2. Consonant gradation: why kauppa becomes kaupassa. Half the words you say.
3. The cases: in, from, to, on and the rest. The six locative cases are the heart of everyday Finnish.
4. Verb type 1: two thirds of all verbs.

Then the other verb types

Type 2 (syödä, saada, tehdä) · Type 3 (olla, tulla, mennä) · Type 4 (haluta, osata, tavata) · Type 5 (tarvita, valita) · Type 6 (vanheta, lämmetä)

And the Finnish you actually hear

Spoken Finnish: mä and sä, me mennään, ne tulee, en tiiä, the question -ks, and the small words Finns say all day.