Finnish Pronouns

Finnish Pronouns

If you're trying to learn Finnish Pronouns which is also called Suomi, check our courses about Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns... 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 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 PronounsFinnish Pronouns
PronounsPronominit
Iminä
yousinä, te
hehän
shehän
weme
theyhe
meminut
yousinut, teidät
himhänet
herhänet
usmeidät
themheidät
myminun
yoursinun, teidän
hishänen
herhänen
ourmeidän
theirheidän
mineminun
yourssinun, teidän
hishänen
hershänen
oursmeidän
theirsheidän

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 PronounsFinnish Pronouns
I speakminä puhun
you speaksinä puhut, te puhutte
he speakshän puhuu
she speakshän puhuu
we speakme puhumme
they speakhe puhuvat
give meanna minulle
give youanna sinulle
give himanna hänelle
give heranna hänelle
give usanna meille
give themanna heille
my bookminun kirjani
your booksinun kirjasi, teidän kirjanne
his bookhänen kirjansa
her bookhänen kirjansa
our bookmeidän kirjamme
their bookheidän 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.

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