So, how to say negative verbs, eg "I don't sing" and so on?
It is after all easy. You don't have to learn loads of different verb forms.. but a new verb
, "no"
Yes, there is a verb "no" in Finnish.. Though, it isn't usually taken as a verb.. It is only used as a 'helping verb'.
I don't - Minä en
You don't - Sinä et
S/he doesn't - Hän ei
We don't - Me emme
You pl. don't - Te ette
They don't - He eivät
Suffixes are same as with normal verbs.
So, to say "I don't sing", you take "I don't" from the list above and add the ROOT of "to sing", which is "laula"
And the root of the verb is used with
every person.
I don't sing - Minä en laula
You don't sing - Sinä et laula
He doesn't sing - Hän ei laula
We don't sing - Me emme laula
You pl. don't sing - Te ette laula
They don't sing - He eivät laula
Remember that you don't have to use the pronouns minä,sinä,me,te.
EXERCISE:
Translate:
She doesn't say
We don't cry
They don't buy
You don't sing
I don't ask
Then, let's move on the personal pronouns.
You know that they are
i - minä
you - sinä
s/he - hän
we - me
you - te
they - he
but can you inflect them? in cases?
For genetive:
Minun
Sinun
Hänen
Meidän
Teidän
Heidän
For partitive:
Minua
Sinua
Häntä
Meitä
Teitä
Heitä
For inessive, elative, abessive and ablative, change the word form to
minu-
sinu-
häne-
mei-
tei-
hei-
and add the suffix.
From me = Minusta, minulta
To her = Hänelle
In them = Heissä
Not very complicated.
EXERCISE:
Translate:
From you pl.
To you
In us
Meiltä teille
Minusta Sinuun
Häneltä kirjalle
Minussa on kirja