Finnish Language - Lesson 20: Types of verbs
VERBITYYPPI - TYPES OF VERBS:
There are five types of verbs.
Type 1:
Type 1 is the most common and has two vowels at the end of the form. The conjugation will be as follows:
Minä
|
-n
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Sinä
|
-t
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Hän
|
-vokaali (the last vowel)
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Me
|
-mme
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Te
|
-tte
|
He
|
-vat / -vät
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Type 2:
Type 2 of verbs are the ones where the infinitive form (this is the form you find in the dictionary) ends with -da or -dä. For example “syödä”, which means “to eat”.
For these verbs the conjugation is as follows:
Minä
|
-n
|
Sinä
|
-t
|
Hän
|
(no vowel added)
|
Me
|
-mme
|
Te
|
-tte
|
He
|
-vat / -vät
|
Type 3:
Types 3 verbs are the ones that in their infinitive form end with -la / -lä, -na / -nä, -sta / -stä. In this last case you only remove -ta / -tä even though the ending includes the “s”. These verbs are conjugated as follows:
You use the stem of the word, add and “e” and then the ending.
Person
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Ending
|
Luulla (think): luul(la)+e+personapääte
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Minä
|
-n
|
luulen
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Sinä
|
-t
|
luulet
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Hän
|
-e
|
luulee
|
Me
|
-mme
|
luulemme
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Te
|
-tte
|
luulette
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He
|
-vat / -vät
|
luulevat
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Minä luulen, että se on niin.
Type 4:
The type 4 verbs are the ones where the infinitive form ends with -ata / -ätä, -ota / -ötä, -uta / -ytä. These verbs are conjugated as follows:
You take the stem of the verb add and a or ä ( in connection with the vowel harmony) and then the ending.
Person
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Ending
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Erota (to divorce): ero(ta)+a+persoonapääte
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Osata (to know)
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Minä
|
-n
|
eroan
|
osaan
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Sinä
|
-t
|
eroat
|
osaat
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Hän
|
-a or -ä (if adding the ending gives you three “a”s you don’t put the ending)
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eroaa
|
osaa
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Me
|
-mme
|
eroamme
|
osaamme
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Te
|
-tte
|
eroatte
|
osaatte
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He
|
-vat or -vät
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eroavat
|
osaavat
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Type 5:
The fifth type of verbs are the ones that end in -ita / -itä. You conjugates those as follows:
You take the stem of the verb add -tse- and then the ending.
Person
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Ending
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Valita (to choose): Val(ita)+tse+personapääte
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Minä
|
-n
|
valitsen
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Sinä
|
-t
|
valitset
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Hän
|
-e
|
valitsee
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Me
|
-mme
|
valitsemme
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Te
|
-tte
|
valitsette
|
He
|
-vat / -vät
|
valitsevat
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