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:

to have
to be
to go
can
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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