Plural amounts at the market
Use plural partitive for unspecified numbers of countable things: , , , , . The common plural marker is or , but stems and endings vary. Compare omena → omenoita, tomaatti → tomaatteja, peruna → perunoita.
A measure takes the food in partitive: , , , . With a mass food, use singular partitive: , , . Do not add a plural ending simply because the amount is large.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A kilo of tomatoes, please. | ||
| A kilo of tomatoes, please. | ||
| Two kilos of potatoes. | ||
| Two kilos of potatoes. | ||
| I need some apples. | ||
| I need some apples. | ||
| I eat vegetables. | ||
| I eat vegetables. | ||
| I eat fruit. | ||
| I eat fruit. | ||
| I would like a bottle of milk. | ||
| I would like a bottle of milk. | ||
| Half a kilo of cheese. | ||
| Half a kilo of cheese. | ||
| I would like a piece of fish. | ||
| I would like a piece of fish. | ||
Kilo tomaatteja, kiitos.A kilo of tomatoes, please.
Kaksi kiloa perunoita.Two kilos of potatoes.
Minä tarvitsen omenoita.I need some apples.
Minä syön vihanneksia.I eat vegetables.
Minä syön hedelmiä.I eat fruit.
Haluaisin pullon maitoa.I would like a bottle of milk.
Puoli kiloa juustoa.Half a kilo of cheese.
Haluaisin palan kalaa.I would like a piece of fish.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
A kilo of tomatoes, please.
.
Two kilos of potatoes.
.
I need some apples.
.
I eat vegetables.
.
I eat fruit.
.
I would like a bottle of milk.
.
Half a kilo of cheese.
.
I would like a piece of fish.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Kilo , kiitos.
A kilo of tomatoes, please.
Kaksi kiloa .
Two kilos of potatoes.
Minä tarvitsen .
I need some apples.
Minä syön .
I eat vegetables.
Minä syön .
I eat fruit.
Haluaisin pullon .
I would like a bottle of milk.
Puoli kiloa .
Half a kilo of cheese.
Haluaisin palan .
I would like a piece of fish.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Minä tarvitsen .
I need some apples.
Minä syön .
I eat vegetables.
Minä syön .
I eat fruit.
Haluaisin pullon .
I would like a bottle of milk.
Puoli kiloa .
Half a kilo of cheese.
Haluaisin palan .
I would like a piece of fish.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
A kilo of tomatoes, please.
Two kilos of potatoes.
I need some apples.
I eat vegetables.
I eat fruit.
I would like a bottle of milk.
Half a kilo of cheese.
I would like a piece of fish.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
A kilo of tomatoes, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
A kilo of tomatoes, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Two kilos of potatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Two kilos of potatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I need some apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I need some apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I eat vegetables.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I eat vegetables.
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
