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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Finnish. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
To see: Nähdä |
To write: Kirjoittaa |
To love: Rakastaa |
To give: Antaa |
To play: Leikkiä, pelata |
To read: Lukea |
To understand: Ymmärtää |
To have: Olla (omistaa) |
To know: Tietää |
To learn: Oppia |
To think: Ajatella, miettiä |
To work: Työskennellä |
To speak: Puhua |
To drive: Ajaa |
To smile: Hymyillä |
To find: Löytää |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
I saw you: Näin sinut |
I wrote with a pen: Kirjoitin kynällä |
You loved apples: Sinä rakastit omenoita |
You gave money: Sinä annoit rahaa |
You played tennis: Sinä pelasit tennistä |
He read (past) a book: Hän luki kirjaa |
He understood me: Hän ymmärsi minua |
She had a cat: Hänellä oli kissa |
She knew my friend: Hän tunsi ystäväni |
We wanted to learn: Me halusimme oppia |
We thought Spanish is easy: Me luulimme että espanja on helppoa |
You (plural) worked here: Te työskentelitte täällä |
You (plural) spoke French: Te puhuitte ranskaa |
They drove a car: He ajoivat autoa |
They smiled: He hymyilivät |
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