adjectives
Beginner
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. In Finnish, it must agree in case and number with the word it describes, just as Rockettes' chorusline. In English, however, an adjective is invariable. So a smart guy or smart guys, the same smart, but terävä kaveri, terävät kaverit.
Intermediate & Advanced
Adjektiivit.pptcomparion.pdfExtensive. All in Finnish. Example sentences.
Uninflected adjectives/adverbs
There is a small group of uninflected adjectives or adverbs.
aika rather, quite Se on aika kallis. It's quite expensive.
tosi truly, really Suomi on tosi loogista. Finnish is truly logical.
ensi next, coming Ensi kesänä mä käyn Suomessa. Next summer I'll go to Finland.
eri separate, different Se on eri asia. It's a different matter.
koko whole, entire. all Mun mieliohjelma kestää koko talven. My favorite program will last all winter.
melko pretty, rather, quite, fairly, to a certain extent Joo, mun kaveri on melko varma siitä. Well, my buddy is quite sure about it.
pikku small Ei se mitään, se oli pikkujuttu. It does not matter, it was nothing.
toissa day/week/year before last Toissa vuonna oli paljon lunta. The year before last there was a lot of snow.
viime last, latest Mä ostin uuden auton viime vuonna. I bought a new car last year.