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Grammar

Verb type 6

Updated 19 September 20262 min readB1

Type 6 is the smallest group and the one you can leave for later, with one exception: the weather. Kylmetä (to get cold), lämmetä (to get warm), pimetä (to get dark) and valjeta (to get light) are the verbs of a Finnish year, and they are all type 6. So is vanheta (to grow old) and paeta (to flee).

How to recognise type 6

The infinitive ends in -eta/-etä: vanheta, kylmetä, lämmetä, paeta.

The stem: add -ne-

Remove -ta/-tä, then add -ne-:

Person vanheta → vanhene- kylmetä → kylmene-
minä vanhenen kylmenen
sinä vanhenet kylmenet
hän vanhenee kylmenee
me vanhenemme kylmenemme
te vanhenette kylmenette
he vanhenevat kylmenevät

Reverse gradation

As in types 3 and 4, the infinitive is weak and the personal forms are strong: lämmetä → lämpenen, paeta → pakenen, pidetä → pitenen (to get longer), rohjeta → rohkenen (to dare).

The negative, the past and the rest

The Finnish year in type 6

Type 6 verbs

vanheta · kylmetä · lämmetä · paeta

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Frequently asked questions

What do type 6 verbs mean?

Almost all of them describe becoming something, and most are formed from adjectives. Vanha (old) gives vanheta (to grow old), kylmä (cold) gives kylmetä (to get cold), lämmin (warm) gives lämmetä (to warm up), pimeä (dark) gives pimetä (to get dark).

How do I conjugate lämmetä?

Lämpenen, lämpenet, lämpenee, lämpenemme, lämpenette, lämpenevät. The infinitive has the weak grade (mm) and the personal forms the strong grade (mp), like type 3 and type 4.