All you need to know about Finnish language...

[Lussi]

kuka
ketkä
kenen
keiden, keitten
ketä
keitä
kenet
ketkä
kenessä
keissä
kenestä
keistä
keneen, kehen
keihin
kenellä, kellä
keillä
keneltä, keltä
keiltä
kenelle, kelle
keille
kenä
keinä
keneksi
keiksi

 

[reborndk]

No, that's just probably because we got nothing better to do...

lol

 

[valkokukka]

WTF.. how do you remember that? Even if you're Finnish it looks sooooooo difficult :S...

Simple. The combination of time(tempus)/plural or singular and also who we are talking about determines which one you use.

Exactly, it's quite easy for me to list them when I go through them systematically. We went through grammatical case/singular/plural lists in school so many times that I remember order easily (nominative, genitive, partitive, accusative, ...). But I would assume that those are quite difficult to learn

 

[valkokukka]

Some audio links that might help you (or confuse you ):
Common phrases: http://www.hs.fi/english/extras/speakup

Finnish for foreigners: http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners/parts-index.htm

Names: http://www.sci.fi/~kajun/finns/alpha.htm

Finnish online radios: http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-finnish.html

"Simplified and slow" Finnish news http://yle.fi/ulkomailla/index.php?id=1332

 

[Leandro]

Exactly, it's quite easy for me to list them when I go through them systematically. We went through grammatical case/singular/plural lists in school so many times that I remember order easily (nominative, genitive, partitive, accusative, ...). But I would assume that those are quite difficult to learn

Not quite, they're just impressive when exposed to speakers of languages without declension.

 

[vikk]

No, that's just probably because we got nothing better to do...

i guess you're right http://www.savonlinnafestivals.com/en_index.htm

 

[the phenom]

What the fuck


I need a beer...

 

[reborndk]

Ay, thanks for the sites.. I can already say more in Finnish now

 

[Ess en]

Oh jeez, now this is starting to get really intimidating. Someone better give some examples on the proper use of these who/whom words... Unless you're all too lazy- I know I would be.

In the mean time... I'm off to german class. Ich muss Deutsch besser lernen...

 

[Lussi]

Some audio links that might help you (or confuse you ):
Common phrases: http://www.hs.fi/english/extras/speakup

Finnish for foreigners: http://donnerwetter.kielikeskus.helsinki.fi/FinnishForForeigners/parts-index.htm

Names: http://www.sci.fi/~kajun/finns/alpha.htm

Finnish online radios: http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-finnish.html

"Simplified and slow" Finnish news http://yle.fi/ulkomailla/index.php?id=1332

Wow thanks !!

 

[valkokukka]

Oh jeez, now this is starting to get really intimidating. Someone better give some examples on the proper use of these who/whom words... Unless you're all too lazy- I know I would be.

In the mean time... I'm off to german class. Ich muss Deutsch besser lernen...

Some examples.

Who are you? = Kuka olet?
Who do you mean? = Ketä tarkoitat?
Who did you talk with? = Kenen kanssa keskustelit?
Whose car is this? = Kenen auto tämä on?
Who did you give it to?= Kenelle annoit sen?
Who did you get it from? = Keneltä sait sen?
Whom do you trust? = Keneen luotat?
Who did you think he was? = Keneksi luulit häntä?

And make it more interesting when who is relative pronoun, it 's not kuka,ketkä,... anymore but joka, jotka, jonka, joiden, jota, joita, jossa, joissa, josta, joista, johon, joihin, jolla, joilla, jolta, joilta, jolle, joille, jona, joina, joksi, joiksi.

My father who was lawyer = Isäni joka oli asianajaja.
Man who cried = Mies joka itki.
The man who I wanted to talk to = Mies jollehalusin puhua.
The girl whose dress was red = Tyttö jonka mekko oli punainen.

 

[bodomfinland]

I have 2 questions:

1. What is the meaning of perkele?
2. How "Finland" got its name.

Alexi Laiho funny picture.

 

[reborndk]

I don't think perkele means something, it's just a powerword..
But I'm not sure.

 

[dreams_of_eternal_hate]

Perkele = Asshole

 

[reborndk]

I thought 'kusipää' was asshole

 

[^MetalMan^]

Perkele = Asshole

Perkele is like a synonym to satan

 

[valkokukka]

2. How "Finland" got its name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland, there are both Suomi and Finland explained.

 

[dreams_of_eternal_hate]

^^Oh really? Sorry, my mistake then...:/

 

[the phenom]

Perkele is like a synonym to satan

Perkele is actually the god of thunder.

 

[bodomfinland]

So many versions of perkele here.Thx 4 d explanation.