Finnish location cases (+ additional meanings)
Iâve posted about locations cases before, but there is just so much to learn about them, particularly since some of the cases are quite nonintuitive or are just used with certain verbs.
This tends to be with verbs indicating movement of position such as:
mennÀ (to go)
tulla (to come)
muuttaa (to move)
palata (to return)
I will also come to the party.Â
Tulen myös juhliin.Â
I went to the store yesterday.
MinĂ€ menin kauppaan eilen.Â
I want to move to Finland.Â
MinĂ€ haluan muuttaa Suomeen. Â
He returned back home yesterday.
HĂ€n palasi takaisin kotiin eilen.Â
Can be used to indicate: from, or about, also used with verbs:
pitÀÀ (to like)
tykÀtÀ (to like)
I am from Australia.
MinĂ€ olen Australiasta.Â
What are you talking about?
MistĂ€ sinĂ€ puhut?Â
We are discussing money.
Me keskustelemme rahasta.Â
I like you.
MinĂ€ pidĂ€n sinusta. Â
1. Directly could be translated to âonâ (like on the table, on the desk...),
The pen is on the desk.
KynÀ on pöydÀllÀ.
The car is on the street.
Auto on kadulla. Â
2. Also used when referring to open places (i.e.without a roof - so I think of it as âon the marketâ, âon the streetâ, etc.)
They are walking on the yard.
He kÀvelemme pihalla.
3. Also can be âbyâ (i.e. by car) or âwithâ (i.e. )
I went to Paris by train.
MinÀ menin Pariisiin junalla.
4. Also used with some expressions of time (such as at night, this week, seasons, ... but not with month or year)
I was busy this week.
MinÀ olin kiireinen tÀllÀ viikolla
During summer it is hot.Â
KesĂ€llÀ on kuuma.Â
At night, one sleeps.
YöllÀ nukutaan.
1. When something is being removed from being âonâ something.Â
He took the pen from the table.
HÀn otti kynÀn pöydÀltÀ.
2. Can signify the time something occurs at, i.e. kello yksi = yhdeltÀ
Iâll meet you at 2 oâclock.
MinĂ€ tapaan sinut kahdelta.Â
3. Also used with verbs like:
nĂ€yttÀÀ - to look like, to seemÂ
tuntea - to feel
kuulostaa - to sound like
You look good.
NÀytÀt hyvÀltÀ.
It sounds strange.
Se kuulostaa oudolta. Â
He felt warm.
HĂ€n tuntui lĂ€mpimĂ€ltĂ€.Â
The dress is too small for her.
Mekko on liian pieni hÀnelle.
He spoke to me only.
HĂ€n puhui ainoastaan minulle.Â
He put the pen onto the table.
HÀn laittoi kynÀn pöydÀlle.
Call her later.
Soita hÀnelle myöhemmin.
Very similar to âinâ in English.Â
I am in New Zealand right now.
MinĂ€ olen Uudessa-Seelannissa juuri nyt.Â
He is in the house.
HĂ€n on talossa.Â