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Finnish verb conjugations

All forms of the verbs you use every day, in written and spoken Finnish.

Updated 26 October 2026

Every verb below has a page with all its forms: present, past, perfect, conditional, imperative, passive, participles and infinitives, in written Finnish and in the spoken Finnish you hear on the street, plus example sentences and a practice drill. Verbs are grouped by their type, because the type tells you how to conjugate them.

Type 1 (78)

-a/-ä after a vowel: puhua, ottaa, lukea. The biggest group. Consonant gradation in the minä, sinä, me, te forms. Learn the rules.

puhuato speak, to talk A1 sanoato say A1 tietääto know (a fact) A1 asuato live (reside) A1 ottaato take A1 pitääto like; to have to; to hold A1 ymmärtääto understand A1 antaato give A1 maksaato pay, to cost A1 oppiato learn A1 lukeato read A1 katsoato watch, to look A1 kirjoittaato write A1 ostaato buy A1 auttaato help A1 hakeato fetch, to apply for A1 kysyäto ask A1 lähteäto leave, to set off A1 odottaato wait, to expect A1 alkaato begin, to start A1 etsiäto look for, to search A1 käyttääto use A1 laittaato put, to place; to cook A1 löytääto find A1 muuttaato move (house), to change A1 soittaato call (phone), to play (instrument) A1 kertoato tell A1 muistaato remember A1 yrittääto try A1 aloittaato start, to begin (something) A1 lähettääto send A1 nukkuato sleep A1 tarkoittaato mean A1 ajaato drive A1 lopettaato stop, to finish, to quit A1 näyttääto show; to look (seem) A2 rakastaato love A1 tunteato know (a person), to feel A2 unohtaato forget A1 jatkaato continue A2 päättääto decide; to end A2 tuntuato feel (seem) A2 täyttääto fill (in), to turn (age) A1 elääto live (be alive), to lead a life A2 matkustaato travel A1 pyytääto ask for, to request A2 tapahtuato happen A2 istuato sit A1 sopiato agree; to fit, to suit A2 sulkeato close A1 kestääto last, to take (time); to endure A2 uskoato believe A2 kiittääto thank A1 sataato rain, to snow A1 seisoato stand A1 tarkistaato check A2 toivoato hope, to wish A2 vaihtaato change, to exchange, to switch A2 harrastaato have as a hobby A1 riittääto be enough A2 selittääto explain A2 ilmoittaato notify, to inform, to register (for) A2 leikkiäto play (children) A1 onnistuato succeed A2 syntyäto be born A2 toistaato repeat A1 kasvaato grow A2 säästääto save (money) A2 allekirjoittaato sign A2 ilmoittautuato register, to sign up A2 keittääto boil, to brew A1 paistaato shine; to fry A1 rakentaato build A2 saunoato have a sauna A1 tunnistautuato identify oneself (strong authentication) A2 väsyäto get tired A2 hiihtääto ski (cross-country) A2 leipoato bake A2

Type 2 (14)

-da/-dä: syödä, saada, voida, tehdä. No personal ending in the hän form. Learn the rules.

saadato get, to receive, to be allowed A1 tehdäto do, to make A1 voidacan, to be able to A1 käydäto visit, to go (and come back) A1 nähdäto see A1 syödäto eat A1 juodato drink A1 myydäto sell A1 jäädäto stay, to remain A1 tuodato bring A1 viedäto take (away), to bring (to) A1 uidato swim A1 rekisteröidäto register (something) B1 naidato marry B1

Type 3 (17)

-la, -na, -ra, -sta: tulla, mennä, olla, nousta. Add -e- before the endings. Learn the rules.

ollato be, to have (with minulla on) A1 mennäto go A1 tullato come, to become A1 opiskellato study A1 ajatellato think A1 kuunnellato listen A1 noustato get up, to rise, to go up A1 kävelläto walk A1 työskennelläto work A2 luullato think, to suppose A2 harjoitellato practise A1 pannato put A2 pestäto wash A1 juostato run A1 kuollato die A2 suositellato recommend B1 lomaillato be on holiday A2

Type 4 (23)

-ata, -ota, -uta, -ätä…: haluta, tavata, osata. The -t- disappears; past tense takes -si-. Learn the rules.

halutato want A1 osatato know how to, can (skill) A1 tykätäto like (colloquial) A1 vastatato answer, to reply A1 tavatato meet A1 avatato open A1 herätäto wake up A1 varatato book, to reserve A1 tilatato order A1 palatato return, to come back A2 pärjätäto manage, to cope, to get by A2 pelatato play (a game) A1 vuokratato rent A2 siivotato clean A1 tarjotato offer A2 korjatato fix, to repair, to correct A2 lainatato borrow, to lend A2 pelätäto fear, to be afraid of A2 pudotato fall, to drop A2 hypätäto jump A2 kadotato disappear, to get lost B1 erotato divorce, to separate, to differ B1 kelvatato be acceptable, to do B1

Type 5 (7)

-ita/-itä: tarvita, valita. Add -tse- before the endings. Learn the rules.

tarvitato need A1 valitato choose A2 ansaitato earn A2 merkitäto mean, to mark B1 hallitato master, to control, to govern B1 häiritäto disturb, to bother B1 mainitato mention B1

Type 6 (6)

-eta/-etä: vanheta, paeta. Add -ne- before the endings. Learn the rules.

pimetäto get dark B1 kylmetäto get cold B1 lämmetäto get warm B1 paetato flee, to escape B1 vanhetato grow old B1 valjetato get light, to dawn B1