The Most Important Verbs in Finnish


The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.
 
To immediately start expressing a lot in Finnish, you only need five verbs in the beginning.
 
These are:
 
  1. to have
  2. to be
  3. to go
  4. can
  5. to do
Learn these five Finnish verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.
 
Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.
 
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1
to have
olla
I have
minulla on
you have
sinulla on
he has
hänellä on
we have
meillä on
you have
teillä on
they have
heillä on
 
 
2
to be
olla
I am
minä olen
you are
sinä olet
he is
hän on
we are
me olemme
you are
te olette
they are
he ovat
 
 
3
to go
mennä
I go
minä menen
you go
sinä menet
he goes
hän menee
we go
me menemme
you go
te menette
they go
he menevät
 
 
4
can
voida
I can
minä voin
you can
sinä voit
he can
hän voi
we can
me voimme
you can
te voitte
they can
he voivat
you can (formal)
Te voitte
 
 
5
to do
tehdä
I do
minä teen
you do
sinä teet
he does
hän tekee
we do
me teemme
you do
te teette
they do
he tekevät
 
 
6
I had
minulla oli
you had
sinulla oli
he had
hänellä oli
we had
meillä oli
they had
heillä oli
 
 
7
I was
minä olin
you were
sinä olit
he was
hän oli
we were
me olimme
you were
te olitte
 
 
8
I went
minä menin
you went
sinä menit
he went
hän meni
we went
me menimme
you went
te menitte
they went
he menivät
 
 
9
you did
sinä teit
he did
hän teki
we did
me teimme
you did
te teitte
they did
he tekivät
 
 
10
I will have
minulla on
you will have
sinulla on
he will have
hänella on
we will have
meillä on
you will have
teillä on
they will have
heillä on
 
 
11
I will be
minä olen
you will be
sinä olet
he will be
hän on
we will be
me olemme
you will be
te olette
they will be
he ovat
 
 
12
I will go
minä menen
you will go
sinä menet
he will go
hän menee
we will go
me menemme
you will go
te menette
they will go
he menevät
 
 
13
I will do
minä teen
you will do
sinä teet
he will do
hän tekee
we will do
me teemme
you will do
te teete
they will do
he tekevät
 
 
14
Is there ... ?
Onko ...?
May I ... ?
Saanko ...?
I need ...
Tarvitsen ...
Where is ... ?
Missä on ...?
What is ... ?
Mikä on ...?
How much is ... ?
Mitä maksaa ...?
I would like to have ...
Haluaisin ...
Can you ... ?
Voitko ...?
Can you (formal) ... ?
Voitteko ...?
 
 

 
The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.
 
If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.
 
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