Days and frequency
All weekdays are . Use -na/-nä for on a day: , . For a regular repeated day, use , , or .
, , and are adverbs telling how often. Never needs a negative verb: . The ordinary negative stem stays unchanged: , . with a negative gives not yet: .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The meeting is on Thursday. | ||
| The meeting is on Thursday. | ||
| Every Monday I eat soup. | ||
| Every Monday I eat soup. | ||
| I never drink tea. | ||
| I never drink tea. | ||
| I sometimes eat cake. | ||
| I sometimes eat cake. | ||
| He/she always comes here. | ||
| He/she always comes here. | ||
| Jussi comes on Saturdays. | ||
| Jussi comes on Saturdays. | ||
| Today is Friday. | ||
| Today is Friday. | ||
| There is not a cat in the office yet. | ||
| There is not a cat in the office yet. | ||
Kokous on torstaina.The meeting is on Thursday.
Joka maanantai syön keittoa.Every Monday I eat soup.
En koskaan juo teetä.I never drink tea.
Syön joskus kakkua.I sometimes eat cake.
Hän tulee aina tänne.He/she always comes here.
Jussi tulee lauantaisin.Jussi comes on Saturdays.
Tänään on perjantai.Today is Friday.
Toimistossa ei ole vielä kissaa.There is not a cat in the office yet.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The meeting is on Thursday.
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Every Monday I eat soup.
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I never drink tea.
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I sometimes eat cake.
.
He/she always comes here.
.
Jussi comes on Saturdays.
.
Today is Friday.
.
There is not a cat in the office yet.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Kokous on .
The meeting is on Thursday.
Joka syön keittoa.
Every Monday I eat soup.
En juo teetä.
I never drink tea.
Syön kakkua.
I sometimes eat cake.
Hän tulee tänne.
He/she always comes here.
Jussi tulee .
Jussi comes on Saturdays.
Tänään on .
Today is Friday.
Toimistossa ei ole kissaa.
There is not a cat in the office yet.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
En juo teetä.
I never drink tea.
Syön kakkua.
I sometimes eat cake.
Hän tulee tänne.
He/she always comes here.
Jussi tulee .
Jussi comes on Saturdays.
Tänään on .
Today is Friday.
Toimistossa ei ole kissaa.
There is not a cat in the office yet.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The meeting is on Thursday.
Every Monday I eat soup.
I never drink tea.
I sometimes eat cake.
He/she always comes here.
Jussi comes on Saturdays.
Today is Friday.
There is not a cat in the office yet.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The meeting is on Thursday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
The meeting is on Thursday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Every Monday I eat soup.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Every Monday I eat soup.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I never drink tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I never drink tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I sometimes eat cake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I sometimes eat cake.
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
