If you're trying to learn Finnish Negation which is also called Suomi, check our courses about Negation and negative expressions... 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!
Learning the Finnish Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Finnish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Finnish Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negaatio |
| he is not here | hän ei ole täällä |
| that is not my book | tuo ei ole kirjani |
| do not enter | älä tule sisään |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Finnish.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Negation | Finnish Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | en puhu |
| I don't write | en kirjoita |
| I don't drive | en aja |
| I don't love | en rakasta |
| I don't give | en anna |
| I don't smile | en hymyile |
| I don't take | en ota |
| he doesn't speak | hän ei puhu |
| he doesn't write | hän ei kirjoita |
| he doesn't drive | hän ei aja |
| he doesn't love | hän ei rakasta |
| he doesn't give | hän ei anna |
| he doesn't smile | hän ei hymyile |
| he doesn't take | hän ei ota |
| we don't speak | emme puhu |
| we don't write | emme kirjoita |
| we don't drive | emme aja |
| we don't love | emme rakasta |
| we don't give | emme anna |
| we don't smile | emme hymyile |
| we don't take | emme ota |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Finnish. Once you're done with the Suomi Negation, 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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