Finnish Prepositions
This is a list of prepositions in Finnish. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.
On top of: päällä
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Under: alla
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Inside: sisällä
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Outside: ulkona
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| Behind: takana |
| In front of: edessä |
| Near: lähellä |
| Between: välissä |
These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.
After: jälkeen
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Before: ennen
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With: kanssa
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Without: ilman
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Since: (jostakin) lähtien / asti
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Until: asti
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Of: -sta; stä
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From: alkaen
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To: -aan, -een, -iin, -oon, -uun, -yyn, -ään, -öön
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Instead of: sijasta
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In: - ssa; -ssä
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Against: vastaan
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| As: kuin |
| About: noin |
| For: varten |
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The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.
| And: ja |
| Or: tai |
| But: mutta |
| So: joten |
Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.
I'm from Japan: Olen Japanista
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The pen is under the desk: Kynä on työpöydän alla
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The letter is inside the book: Kirje on kirjan sisällä
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Can I practice Italian with you?: Voinko harjoitella italiaa kanssasi?
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| I was born in Miami: Synnyin Miamissa |
| I speak French but with an accent: Puhun ranskaa, mutta korostaen |
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