Finnish grammar 5: Gradation

Consonant gradation in Finnish

Some consonants and pairs of consonants often appear in strong and weak "grade" in open and closed syllables respectively.

Here are some of the most common examples. This is not a complete description of gradation in Finnish.

HINT: There is an article about Consonant Gradation in the English Wikipedia, which may provide some additional light on the subject.

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[tiitii8989]

apuaaa!! voitteko auta minua??

(hän odotta kolmanteen/kolmantaan lastaan)

kumpi on oiken kolmanteen tai kolmantaan?????

[ProLimukka]

"She's expecting her third child" would be "Hän odottaa kolmatta lastaan". "Kolmanteen" means "into the third", "Kolmantaan" is nonsense.

Kolmas = third (indicative)

Kolma|tta = third (partitive)

[impcirca1988]

You have a nice way of making these video's and your work is very selfless, a HUGE kiitos to you!

[motherstar1]

This is throwing me off really badly. I gave up for a whie and am coming back... this strong and weak is hard to understand.

[atemhauch]

I loooove finnish humour :D

[BodzioEntertainment]

don't make it so dramatically hard, for me It's so easy =)

[EvilC0l4]

Rinta oli tärkein sana / "rinta" was the most important word

[tiitii8989]

kiitos paljon sulle.

[socirox]

kitos

[Khon444Thai]

Auto is Auto in German, too - so it will be easy to remember Haha.