Finnish Adjectives
Learning the Finnish Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Finnish language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Finnish Adjectives |
| adjectives | adjektiivit |
| a green tree | vihreä puu |
| a tall building | korkea rakennus |
| a very old man | erittäin vanha mies |
| the old red house | vanha punainen talo |
| a very nice friend | erittäin mukava kaveri |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Adjectives in Finnish
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Finnish Adjectives |
| colors | värit |
| black | musta |
| blue | sininen |
| brown | ruskea |
| gray | harmaa |
| green | vihreä |
| orange | oranssi |
| purple | violetti |
| red | punainen |
| white | valkoinen |
| yellow | keltainen |
| sizes | koot |
| big | suuri |
| deep | syvä |
| long | pitkä |
| narrow | kapea |
| short | lyhyt |
| small | pieni |
| tall | korkea |
| thick | paksu |
| thin | ohut |
| wide | leveä |
| shapes | muodot |
| circular | pyöreä |
| straight | suora |
| square | neliö |
| triangular | kolmikulmainen |
| tastes | maut |
| bitter | kitkerä |
| fresh | tuore |
| salty | suolainen |
| sour | hapan |
| spicy | mausteinen |
| sweet | makea |
| qualities | ominaisuudet |
| bad | huono |
| clean | puhdas |
| dark | tumma |
| difficult | vaikea |
| dirty | likainen |
| dry | kuiva |
| easy | helppo |
| empty | tyhjä |
| expensive | kallis |
| fast | nopea |
| foreign | ulkomainen |
| full | täysi |
| good | hyvä |
| hard | kova |
| heavy | raskas |
| inexpensive | halpa |
| light | kevyt |
| local | paikallinen |
| new | uusi |
| noisy | meluisa |
| old | vanha |
| powerful | voimakas |
| quiet | hiljainen |
| correct | oikea |
| slow | hidas |
| soft | pehmeä |
| very | oikein |
| weak | heikko |
| wet | märkä |
| wrong | väärä |
| young | nuori |
| quantities | määrät |
| few | muutama |
| little | vähän |
| many | moni |
| much | paljon |
| part | osa |
| some | jonkun verran |
| a few | muutama |
| whole | koko |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.