Finnish Word Order: The Basics (re-upload)

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Apologies for the re-upload! I decided to change one example sentence in my video to make the content more accurate (the robot voice one yes lol). Sorry if you made comments in my previous video but I deleted it so I can't see them anymore 😬 It took me 2 days to re-do the CC English subtitles (which I need to make in order to manually add the global subs) so that's why despite it being a small edit, it takes a long time to implement lol so hopefully you didn't get too impatient if you had this video on your 'to-watch list' and suddenly it disappeared 😅I just seem to make some silly mistakes when making grammar videos.. which is why you can probably tell I try to avoid them as much as possible 🤪 But this one should be okay now 🥰

[@MGVK2277]

Happens to most of us 😛

[@nhuck_corris8885]

and I thought I had just imagined the new video because I hadn't seen it yet but couldn't find it again 🤣🤣🤣

[@KatChatsFinnish]

@@nhuck_corris8885 Hahah I did get some messages about WHERE DID IT GO?! xD But now it's back :D

[@KatChatsFinnish]

@@MGVK2277 True true xD

[@rasseranch9393]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in this case the difference is possible ro replicate in English. Kynä on pöydän päällä The pen is on the table Pöydän päällä on kynä There is a pen on the table. That's how I feel it would be translated into English?

[@MarieMariaVlog]

kiitos

[@Lunaholic94]

Sidney syö Pluton = most natural Pluton syö Sidney = understandable but rarely used Pluton Sidney syö = used very often in songs and poems. It's more flowing

[@AlemneshDandena-yu3ht]

Kiitos paljon❤❤❤

[@elgrande88]

The video deals with one of my favorite topics and I haven't seen much about it so far. So I was really concerned when it suddenly disappeared. The Finnish word order is not that dissimilar to the German one, nevertheless some Finnish sentences suddenly look like randomly thrown dice. E.g. the genitive is in a different order, a word like 'kanssa' is often in a completely different place than in German, ... But the topic is extremely interesting and I hope you can add something to it every now and then, kiitos!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahahah randomly thrown dice xD Yes, there are always more videos to be made concerning Finnish grammar. A never ending topic :p

[@nigelwatson2750]

Good explanations, thanks, Kat.

[@pragatithakur2859]

Best explanation ever

[@hyhhy]

Yes, I would summarize the word order very briefly as TOPIC -> NEW INFORMATION. The (semantic) topic is often the same as the (grammatical) subject, but not always.

[@mashrurrahman4780]

Thank you!

[@nursebhella]

Kiitos paljon... I learned a lot from your videos.

[@cynthiakivinen9423]

Kiitos Kat. Always enjoy your videos. ☺️☺️☺️

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Awww and always love your comments. Thank you for taking the time to make them ^-^

[@jcpana060959]

Kiitos paljon videoistasi!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos että pidit videostani! :)

[@FedericoBorluzzi]

Wow, you're such a good teacher, I think! :)

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Wow, thank you! You'll have to come back to Finnish to use everything you've learnt :P

[@Ilmarinen7]

Great attempt to explain cases and how word order doesn't matter as in English. Ja Moikka.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! :D

[@jcpana060959]

Thanks!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh my gosh!!! You're being too generous D: Seriously thank you soooo much for your continued support for my channel. It means so much ^-^ woww

[@jcpana060959]

@@KatChatsFinnish you are welcome. I do enjoy it and learn from it.

[@mirzazohaibbaig1905]

wow👍...perhaps this the most intense vdo I've ever watched at your channel...no wonder it took more efforts than usual...ISO KIITOS for making such vdos and more importantly keeping things simple for the beginners 🙌...cuz most the time beginners just freak out if it's too taxing for them/us😊

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you so much 😀And ISO KIITOS for watching and leaving such a nice comment :) Glad to know I've managed to make it easy enough to understand for beginners! 😊

[@Toni-rr3nf]

Kiitos paljon ja hyvää päivää jatkaa)

[@helenak.7646]

Very useful!

[@bernadethd7016]

Hello can you also make videos from suomi 3 book pleaseeee❤❤❤❤

[@jansojele289]

12:01 wouldn't it be missä on mun kynäni? Just asking, I'm not good at finnish

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes you can also say it like that! It’s the more “kirjakieli” way of saying it :)

[@AJBonnema]

Thank you for the detailed explanation, especially of the 3rd point! I do wonder if your explanation coincides with the teema-reema rule, where you always place the known up front in the sentence (no matter whether it is object or subject) and the new information at the back. Is that a different rule? Or is that what you are describing? You have no idea how often documents with a strict adherence to teema-reema throw me off course, because the subject is where I don't expect it. I am getting used to it, but applying it is a different matter altogether. Thank you for the video!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh I think someone else also mentioned something similar so I believe there is a point to that! I'm not sure what the specific rule would be without researching it more..but of course I can always dive deeper into the word order theme in later videos too :D

[@justaname1837]

I thought the strict adherence to theme-rheme would make texts more comprehensible than, if you add new information first and then mention the topic.

[@samikobayashi3468]

Hi! I have a little question. So you can say “pöydän päällä” to say “on the table,” but “pöydällä” can also mean “on the table” since it’s in the adessive case (I think). In an example: • “Mitä on pöydällä?” • “Pöydän päällä on mun kynä.” Could you ask the question as “Mitä on pöydän päällä?” and answer with “Pöydällä on mun kynä.”? Thanks in advance! ^_^

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yea you definitely can! The two mean the same :)

[@samikobayashi3468]

@@KatChatsFinnish Kiitos paljon! :)

[@francismichaelcedenoreyes3809]

Terve!how can i say in finnish:my very dear teacher i really appreciate anyway it and thank you so much for your helping me from the bottom of my heart!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Rakas opettaja / ihana opettaja I guess would be a way to say it :)

[@stanleybjj]

I watch all the videos, even I can't focus on the subject

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oiii hahahah xD

[@stanleybjj]

@@KatChatsFinnish 😵😵😵 voce fala Portugues? 😱

[@eddykohlmann471]

Oon oppinut suomea monta vuotta, mut opin silti jotain tästä videosta. Mulla ei ole mahdollisuutta puhua kieltä niin usein näinä päivinä.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Wow kiitos ihan hirveesti! :)

[@johnl7599]

I saw the original video late at night. Next day the video was gone. I became confused & wondered if I had dreamed the whole thing about "Sydney eats Pluto."

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahahah it would be a randomly interesting dream xD

[@helenak.7646]

Superhyvä!!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@adnanahmed1423]

👍🌷

[@KatChatsFinnish]

😊

[@moekaykhine4633]

Line Video📹👌😍👍❤️

[@Aksa22_12]

Sidney syö Plutoa. ??? Is eating ( processing)

[@bigscarysteve]

First!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Wow! So fast :)