Finnish Plural
Learning the Finnish Plural 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 Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Finnish Plural |
| Plural | Monikko |
| my book | kirjani |
| my books | kirjani |
| our daughter | tyttäremme |
| our daughters | tyttäremme |
| I'm cold | minulla on kylmä |
| we're cold | meillä on kylmä |
| his chickens | hänen kanansa |
| their chicken | heidän kanansa |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Plurals in Finnish
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Plural | Finnish Plural |
| alligator | alligaattori |
| alligators | alligaattorit |
| bear | karhu |
| bears | karhut |
| bird | lintu |
| birds | linnut |
| bull | sonni |
| bulls | sonnit |
| cat | kissa |
| cats | kissat |
| cow | lehmä |
| cows | lehmät |
| deer | hirvi |
| many deer | monta hirveä |
| dog | koira |
| dogs | koirat |
| donkey | aasi |
| donkeys | aasit |
| eagle | kotka |
| eagles | kotkat |
| elephant | norsu |
| elephants | norsut |
| giraffe | kirahvi |
| giraffes | kirahvit |
| goat | vuohi |
| goats | vuohet |
| horse | hevonen |
| horses | hevoset |
| lion | leijona |
| lions | leijonat |
| monkey | apina |
| monkeys | apinat |
| mouse | hiiri |
| mice | hiiret |
| rabbit | kani |
| rabbits | kanit |
| snake | käärme |
| snakes | käärmeet |
| tiger | tiikeri |
| tigers | tiikerit |
| wolf | susi |
| wolves | sudet |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.