Finnish Pronouns
Learning the Finnish Pronouns 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 Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Finnish Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Pronominit |
| I | minä |
| you | sinä, te |
| he | hän |
| she | hän |
| we | me |
| they | he |
| me | minut |
| you | sinut, teidät |
| him | hänet |
| her | hänet |
| us | meidät |
| them | heidät |
| my | minun |
| your | sinun, teidän |
| his | hänen |
| her | hänen |
| our | meidän |
| their | heidän |
| mine | minun |
| yours | sinun, teidän |
| his | hänen |
| hers | hänen |
| ours | meidän |
| theirs | heidän |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Pronouns in Finnish
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Finnish Pronouns |
| I speak | minä puhun |
| you speak | sinä puhut, te puhutte |
| he speaks | hän puhuu |
| she speaks | hän puhuu |
| we speak | me puhumme |
| they speak | he puhuvat |
| give me | anna minulle |
| give you | anna sinulle |
| give him | anna hänelle |
| give her | anna hänelle |
| give us | anna meille |
| give them | anna heille |
| my book | minun kirjani |
| your book | sinun kirjasi, teidän kirjanne |
| his book | hänen kirjansa |
| her book | hänen kirjansa |
| our book | meidän kirjamme |
| their book | heidän kirjansa |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.