Finnish Language - Lesson 59: Imperfekti

  • Olitko matkalla? Were you away?
  • Olin. I was
  • Missä olit? Where were you?
  • Espanjassa. Spain
  • Missä kaupungissa olit? In what city were you?
  • Madridissa. Madrid
IMPERFEKTI: i - tempus



Preesens (present tense)
Imperfekti (imperfect tense)
O, ö, u, y - eivät muutu (do not change)
Puhun (i speak)
Puhuin (i spoke)
E, a, ä, i menevä + pois (going + away)
Pidän (i like);
uin ( i swim)
Pidin ( i liked);
Uin ( i swam)
VV - V vokali + vokali
Jään ( i remain)
Jäin ( i remained)
Diftongi ie, uo, yö, ensimmäinen vokaali menee poi ( the first vowel goes away)
Syön ( i eat)
Söin ( i ate)
A menee pois, jos ensimmäinen vokaali on o tai u. (A goes away if the first letter of the verb is o or u
Ostan (i buy)
Ostin ( i bought)
A = o , jos ensimmäinen vokaali ei ole o tai u. If the first vowel is not o or u
Laulan (i sing)
Lauloin ( i sang)
Verbityyppi 4; for historical reasons:


Tavata ( meet)
Tapaan ( i meet)
Tapasin (i met)
Haluta ( want)
Haluan (i want)
Haluasin (i went)
Hän tekee (does) - hän teki (did)
Hän laulaa (sings) - hän lauloi (sang)
Käydä (special verb) - Minä käyn (I’m going) - minä kävin (I went)
Isoäiti + isoisä = isovanhemmat - grandmother + grandfather = grandparents
Isovanhempien vierailu grandparent’s visit
Äiti soittaa. Mother calls.
Äiti sitti.

Käyn usein Lissan luona
Käyn usein Lisalla.
I often go to Lisa’s.



MISSÄ
MISTÄ
MIHIN
GENETIIVI
luona
luota
luokse


Olla vastassa (to pick someone up)
Mennä vastaan + obj (in partitiivi).
Tulla vastaan + obj (in partitiivi).
Tule minua vastaan! Come pick me up!
Tuotte
Toitte


Jokainen lapsi = kaikki lapset every child = all children
Jokainen + yksikko = kaikki + monikko (konkr.) each + unit = all + plural
Jokaiselle lapselle = kaikille lapsille  for every child = all children
Melkein jokaisessa talossa on sauna. Nearly in every house there is a sauna.
Melkein kaikissa taloissa on sauna. Nearly in all houses there is a sauna.

Kaikki saivat jotakin = jokainen sai jotakin (everyone got something)
Pelata (play) + partitiivi
Pelaam tennistä. I play tennis.
Pelatko sinä jotakin? Do you play something?
Vähitellen = pikkuhiljaa
Vähitellen ilma alkaa (lämmetä verbityyppi 6 - etA; lämme(tä) + ne + persoonapääte)
Ilma lämpenee. The weather becomes warm.

Infinittivi: heikko
Kaikky peroonamuodot (all person forms): vahva

Saapua (arrive) + mihin (to) (illatiivi; -lle)
Saavuimme hotellin (hotelli) myöhään illalla. We arrived at the hotel late in the evening.
Saavuime lentokentalle (lentokenttä) myöhään illalla. Arrival at the airport late in the evening.

Kiitos (sinulle) avusta (apu)! Thanks for the help!
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