Finnish Articles

Finnish Articles

If you're trying to learn Finnish Articles which is also called Suomi, check our courses about Definite and Indefinite Articles... to help you with your Finnish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Finnish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Finnish Articles

Learning the Finnish Articles 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 Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.

Finnish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:

English ArticlesFinnish Articles
articlesartikkelit
the
a
oneyksi
somejoitakin
fewmuutamat
the bookkirja
the bookskirjat
a bookkirja
one bookyksi kirja
some booksjoitakin kirjoja
few booksmuutamia kirjoja

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.

List of Articles in Finnish

Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Finnish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.

English VocabularyFinnish Vocabulary
Foodruoka
almondsmantelit
breadleipä
breakfastaamiainen
buttervoi
candymakeinen
cheesejuusto
chickenkana
cuminkumina
dessertjälkiruoka
dinnerpäivällinen
fishkala
fruithedelmät
ice creamjäätelö
lambkaritsa, lammas
lemonsitruuna
lunchlounas
mealateria
meatliha
ovenuuni
pepperpippuri
plantskasvit
porksianliha
saladsalaatti
saltsuola
sandwichvoileipä
sausagemakkara
soupkeitto
sugarsokeri
supperiltapala
turkeykalkkuna
appleomena
bananabanaani
orangesappelsiinit
peachespersikat
peanutmaapähkinä
pearspäärynät
pineappleananas
grapesviinirypäleet
strawberriesmansikat
vegetablesvihannekset
carrotporkkana
cornmaissi
cucumberkurkku
garlicvalkosipuli
lettucesalaatti
olivesoliivit
onionssipulit
pepperspaprikat
potatoesperunoita
pumpkinkurpitsa
beanspavut
tomatoestomaatit

Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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