Invitations and nobody
Invite one person with and several with . means to my place; , , , , are the ownership forms for different people. is the ordinary I am busy expression.
Negative indefinite words need a negative verb: , , . means everyone comes and takes a plural verb. Recycle for a reason and for ongoing experience.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Come for dinner, Aino. | ||
| Come for dinner, Aino. | ||
| Come for dinner, neighbours. | ||
| Come for dinner, neighbours. | ||
| Nobody comes. | ||
| Nobody comes. | ||
| Nobody has time. | ||
| Nobody has time. | ||
| I know nothing. | ||
| I know nothing. | ||
| Everyone comes. | ||
| Everyone comes. | ||
| I am busy. | ||
| I am busy. | ||
| I have been here for three months. | ||
| I have been here for three months. | ||
Tule syömään, Aino.Come for dinner, Aino.
Tulkaa syömään, naapurit.Come for dinner, neighbours.
Kukaan ei tule.Nobody comes.
Kenelläkään ei ole aikaa.Nobody has time.
En tiedä mitään.I know nothing.
Kaikki tulevat.Everyone comes.
Minulla on kiire.I am busy.
Olen ollut täällä kolme kuukautta.I have been here for three months.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
Come for dinner, Aino.
, .
Come for dinner, neighbours.
.
Nobody comes.
.
Nobody has time.
.
I know nothing.
.
Everyone comes.
.
I am busy.
.
I have been here for three months.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
syömään, Aino.
Come for dinner, Aino.
syömään, naapurit.
Come for dinner, neighbours.
Kukaan ei .
Nobody comes.
Kenelläkään ei ole .
Nobody has time.
En tiedä .
I know nothing.
Kaikki .
Everyone comes.
Minulla on .
I am busy.
Olen täällä kolme kuukautta.
I have been here for three months.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Kukaan ei .
Nobody comes.
Kenelläkään ei ole .
Nobody has time.
En tiedä .
I know nothing.
Kaikki .
Everyone comes.
Minulla on .
I am busy.
Olen täällä kolme kuukautta.
I have been here for three months.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Come for dinner, Aino.
Come for dinner, neighbours.
Nobody comes.
Nobody has time.
I know nothing.
I am busy.
I have been here for three months.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Come for dinner, Aino.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Come for dinner, Aino.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Come for dinner, neighbours.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Come for dinner, neighbours.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody comes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody comes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody has time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody has time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
