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Finnish Postpositions
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Finnish Postpositions
Learning the Finnish Postpositions displayed below is vital to the language. Finnish postpositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
Note that in Finnish Postpositions are more common than prepositions. Both postpositions and prepositions can be combined with either a noun or a possessive suffix to form a P-positional phrase.
Postpositions indicate place, time, cause, consequence or relation. In postpositional phrases the noun is usually in genitive: pöydän alla (under the table)
Here are some examples:
| English Postpositions | Finnish Postpositions |
|---|---|
| Postpostions | Postpositiot |
| inside the house | talon sisällä |
| outside the car | auton ulkopuolella |
| with me | minun kanssani |
| without him | ilman häntä |
| under the table | pöydän alle |
| after tomorrow | huomisen jälkeen |
| before sunset | ennen auringonlaskua |
| but I'm busy | mutta minulla on kiire |
Notice the structure of the Postpositions in Finnish.
List of Postpositions in Finnish
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Postpositions | Finnish Postpositions |
|---|---|
| about | noin |
| above | yllä |
| across | yli |
| after | jälkeen |
| against | vastaan |
| among | keskuudessa |
| around | ympärillä |
| as | kuin |
| at | -ssa; -ssä |
| before | ennen |
| behind | takana |
| below | alle |
| beneath | alla |
| beside | vieressä |
| between | välillä |
| beyond | yli |
| but | mutta |
| by | mennessä |
| despite | huolimatta |
| down | alas |
| during | aikana |
| except | paitsi |
| for | varten |
| from | alkaen |
| in | - ssa; -ssä |
| inside | sisällä |
| into | jonnekin |
| near | lähellä |
| next | ensi |
| of | -sta; stä |
| on | päällä |
| opposite | vastapäätä |
| out | ulos |
| outside | ulkopuolella |
| over | yli |
| per | kohti |
| plus | plus |
| round | ympärillä |
| since | koska |
| than | kuin |
| through | kautta |
| till | asti |
| to | -aan, -ään |
| toward | kohti |
| under | alle |
| unlike | toisin kuin |
| until | asti |
| up | ylös |
| via | kautta |
| with | kanssa |
| within | sisällä |
| without | ilman |
| two words | kaksi sanaa |
| according to | mukaan |
| because of | vuoksi |
| close to | lähes |
| due to | johdosta |
| except for | lukuun ottamatta |
| far from | kaikkea muuta kuin |
| inside of | sisällä |
| instead of | sijasta |
| near to | lähellä |
| next to | vieressä |
| outside of | ulkopuolella |
| prior to | ennen |
| three words | kolme sanaa |
| as far as | sikäli kuin |
| as well as | sekä |
| in addition to | lisäksi |
| in front of | edessä |
| in spite of | huolimatta |
| on behalf of | puolesta |
| on top of | päälle |
| demonstrative prepostions | havainnollinen prepositiot |
| this | tämä |
| that | se |
| these | nämä |
| those | ne |
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