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hän, se, he, ne

Keep the people and things clear

Use for a person in standard Finnish and for an animal or thing. Plurals are for people and for things. There is no he/she gender distinction. means his/her, its; to them as people, to those things.

Recycle present, simple past and earlier experience: , , . Use the simple past with a named completed time, and an experience/result expression when the result matters now. Choose a clear noun again if several words would be confusing.

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Jussi is a musician. He plays.
Jussi is a musician. He plays.
		Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
		Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
		The keys are here. They are on the table.
The keys are here. They are on the table.
		The key disappeared yesterday.
The key disappeared yesterday.
		The key has disappeared.
The key has disappeared.
		Nöpö took the key yesterday.
Nöpö took the key yesterday.
		Nöpö has taken the key.
Nöpö has taken the key.

Jussi on muusikko. Hän soittaa.Jussi is a musician. He plays.
Nöpö on kissa. Se nukkuu.Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
Aino ja Ella ovat täällä. He puhuvat.Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
Avaimet ovat täällä. Ne ovat pöydällä.The keys are here. They are on the table.
Avain katosi eilen.The key disappeared yesterday.
Avain on kadonnut.The key has disappeared.
Nöpö otti avaimen eilen.Nöpö took the key yesterday.
Nöpö on ottanut avaimen.Nöpö has taken the key.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

. .
Jussi is a musician. He plays.
. .
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
. .
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
. .
The keys are here. They are on the table.
.
The key disappeared yesterday.
.
The key has disappeared.
.
Nöpö took the key yesterday.
.
Nöpö has taken the key.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Jussi on muusikko. soittaa.
Jussi is a musician. He plays.
Nöpö on kissa. nukkuu.
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
Aino ja Ella ovat täällä. puhuvat.
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
Avaimet ovat täällä. ovat pöydällä.
The keys are here. They are on the table.
Avain eilen.
The key disappeared yesterday.
Avain on .
The key has disappeared.
Nöpö avaimen eilen.
Nöpö took the key yesterday.
Nöpö on avaimen.
Nöpö has taken the key.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Aino ja Ella ovat täällä. puhuvat.
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
Avaimet ovat täällä. ovat pöydällä.
The keys are here. They are on the table.
Avain eilen.
The key disappeared yesterday.
Avain on .
The key has disappeared.
Nöpö avaimen eilen.
Nöpö took the key yesterday.
Nöpö on avaimen.
Nöpö has taken the key.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

Jussi is a musician. He plays.
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
The keys are here. They are on the table.
The key disappeared yesterday.
The key has disappeared.
Nöpö took the key yesterday.
Nöpö has taken the key.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

Jussi is a musician. He plays.
You say:
Jussi is a musician. He plays.
You say:
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
You say:
Nöpö is a cat. It sleeps.
You say:
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
You say:
Aino and Ella are here. They speak.
You say:
The keys are here. They are on the table.
You say:
The keys are here. They are on the table.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

Unit complete

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