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Finnish Adjectives

This is a list of adjectives in Finnish. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).

Big: suuri
Small: pieni
Long: pitkä
Short: lyhyt
Tall: korkea
Thick: paksu
Thin: ohut
Wide: leveä

This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Finnish.

Bad: huono
Good: hyvä
Easy: helppo
Difficult: vaikea
Expensive: kallis
Cheap: halpa
Fast: nopea
Slow: hidas
Old: iäkäs, vanha
Old: vanha
Young: nuori
New: uusi
Heavy: raskas, painava
Light: kevyt
Empty: tyhjä
Full: täysi
Right: oikea
Wrong: väärä
Strong: voimakas
Weak: heikko

These samples show how adjectives are used in Finnish. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.

Is this a new or old book?: Onko tämä uusi vai vanha kirja?
Is the test easy or difficult?: Onko tämä koe helppo vai vaikea?
Am I right or wrong?: Olenko oikeassa vai väärässä?
This is very expensive: Tämä on hyvin kallis
Is he younger or older than you?: Onko hän nuorempi vai vanhempi kuin sinä?
Is she tall?: Onko hän pitkä?

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