Learn Finnish Verbs | Part 3 ⚫ 'Type 1 Me + Te + He verbs' | KatChats

[@benfuller9009]

Kiitos. On the a/ä thing (called vowel harmony): Vowels in finnish are either pronounced at the back, middle, or front of your mouth: Back Middle Front a e ä o i ö u y A basic word needs to have only back vowels or only front vowels, but middle vowels can go with both. So, if you have a word like SANOA, 'o' is a back vowel (and 'e' is a middle vowel so doesn't matter) so if you were to add a suffix on, it's vowels would have to be back (or middle) vowels also. So the letter 'ä' changes to its partner 'a', 'ö' goes to 'o', and 'y' goes to 'u'. So you have SANOVAT, with an 'a', not an 'ä'. And it's the same the other way around: with a word like KYSYÄ, which has 'y' and 'ä', both front vowels, other bits added have to be front also (if the vowels were originally back.) So it's KYSYVÄT. This only works for basic words, so a compound word like LOHIKÄÄRME (lohi [back] + käärme [front]) doesn't have to follow this rule, only the individual words in the compound have to follow it themselves, so one part can be all-back and the other part all-front. As Kat says, this makes the word easier and nicer to say. To research more, it's called vowel harmony.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

^^ Good explanation! Thank you for this!

[@evotme9995]

You're seriously ridiculously good at teaching Finnish. So grateful for all these videos.. 🙂💙

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Awww omg thank you so much, that means a lot. I'm so glad I can help

[@davidmadisontheguardian]

This is starting to get exciting. I love it when something complex begins to show the patterns by which it was woven together. I also like your pace... not too fast and not too slow. Not too many examples; but just enough that are varied sufficiently to give you the sense of the special rules that sometimes apply.

[@gracejames5878]

Kiitos paljon. Simple teaching yet very clear.

[@Lamapanty]

Well done, once more you are doing a wonderful job at teaching the technical parts of the language. Watching your videos in combination with a course (They teach only in Finnish) have given me a solid understanding of how these, otherwise confusing technical things work :)

[@Koruuj]

I wish I would have had a teacher like you back in the days, when i was in a school. All this would have make a lot more sense back then. Just watched your video about a vowel harmony and learned something I never learned in a school. That was very interesting, thank you.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you so much! :)

[@PS-ul6mt]

Nailed it. This is, for now, getting easier and clearer to understand. Kiitos paljon! I'm sure it will get harder. I like how you pause so that we have a moment to write down the answers. It's also Kool when you throw in a word but don't tell us the meaning, it's fun to look it up in my Finnish/ English dictionary, forces you to to a bit of leg work. Keep em coming. Maybe a learning video about asking directions! I know that I'll be needing that, entered a road race in Espoo for next September and I'll be flying in to Helsinki. 👍🙂

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm really glad you enjoyed this video! Great idea! I'll note that down

[@TravelChannelOne]

This is just simplicity at its best...Finnish is a good language to learn

[@joylasuta5535]

Learning finnish is confusing but you explained it so well. Glad I stumbled upon your channel. Kiitos 🫶

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you so much :)

[@acousticapisces24]

I really enjoy how you teach simple but very useful. Thanks for sharing.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dansden3528]

I think I’m blessed I watched your first two episodes yesterday hoping to get more and saw how long ago it was and I thought I’d lost all hope of learning Finnish verbs and you just upload this oh my god

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Wow you got so lucky, didn't have to wait!! :D

[@SteveSolkela]

Paljon avulias! Kiitos. ♥️ from Minnesota.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon!

[@SteveSolkela]

@@KatChatsFinnish Olet kuuluisa! 🤩 Thanks for responding!

[@abdelrazigelimam7178]

One of the best finish teaching vedio I saw

[@fengmargarette8632]

Thank you for making it easy to study finnish language. Watching your videos all the way from the Philippines 😊

[@renatofrediani7102]

You are a very good teacher . Thank you !!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aww that's great to hear! Thank you! :)

[@renatofrediani7102]

@@KatChatsFinnish You're welcome. Keep it up.

[@mokuscsik]

These videos are awesome. My first language is Hungarian and I always thought learning Finnish would be easy, but the two languages are definitely not as close as I thought they'd be. So thank you, and please keep them coming.

[@blessingella3820]

I was thought in school but you made it easier for me to understand, thank you so darling

[@siljeriis4872]

you're such a good teacher, thank you! Kiitos from Denmark:))

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you! 😃

[@kawsermamun901]

You are very teacher. Take my love from Bangladesh ❤❤

[@naiyzgiyemane8692]

Kiitos paljon toinen opettaja

[@asbellazing3217]

Kiitos, it helps. It's fun to learn with you ❤.

[@osubeavers503]

I'm so glad I can watch your videos over and over, Finnish is so hard.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

True, videos are nice because you can watch them as many times as you need!

[@allianadomingo1240]

Kiitos!!!kat...very helpful...

[@Goodboy20.]

Very instructive video thanks a lot You’re the best

[@brazenserpent7]

He sanovat He ajavat He kysyvät He asuvat He rakastavat He katsovat He pysyvät

[@paramipeiris8083]

Hi! Would you be doing videos on the other types of words like Type 2,3 etc? Your videos are so helpful!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I think I should at some point xD Thanks for the suggestion and thank you for watching my video, I'm so glad you found them helpful ! :D

[@vlagavulvin3847]

Half of the verb conjugation paradigm is drastically affordable for Italians or Russians. Very deep parallels between FU and IE. Essentially the same personal endings.

[@irenepostrado5316]

Kiitos..it really helps me to understand 🙏

[@stuart124]

Great, now you just need to cover the other 5 verb types and consonant gradation in the nominative, then we can move into the second of 15 cases!!! Joking aside, these videos are really helpful as they are in small chunks, so we only have 1 or 2 key points to learn.

[@athinmoe2968]

Your VD are so helpful ❤️

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad you think so!

[@CarlosLopez-rl8eu]

Thank you for these grammar videos!, It was all very clear!. I was learning Finnish by myself (or trying), But then i decided to sign up to a languages course (German, French, Italian and English), So i had to put Finnish on hiatus, But it has always been my favourite language, I think it's the coolest sounding language ever :p, Hopefully one day i can dedicate more time to it. Keep up the good work, You've always been my favourite Finnish channel :).

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Awww that's so amazing to hear, thank you so much you made my day! And good luck with your Finnish! :D

[@maggykerubo7569]

Omg you really break it down for me , your thr best

[@graceb3459]

Finnally you posted again! Can you please make a video on asking how old you are and saying how old you are and stuff like that

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Ofc :)

[@vajiraeranga7047]

I really love your videos.

[@haythamemara]

The present..the past ..and the future in Finnish. Please. Thanks 🤗

[@makk0]

I second that, especially the past tense. Kiitos paljon :)

[@jansojele289]

I think future tense doesn't exist in finnish

[@ThatRecreationGuy]

@@jansojele289 true

[@jean-baptistechevrier9812]

Bravo pour vos explications ! I really enjoy your chanel . Kiitos

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thanks :)

[@kd9312]

So helpful. Thank you!

[@اللؤلؤةالسوداء-ش9ث]

I would love to have a teacher like u thanks

[@KatChatsFinnish]

What a nice thing to say, kiitos ^-^

[@sophiakat]

You are great! You explain this very well.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you! :)

[@NandarMyo-pt3bj]

Kiitos paljon❤❤❤

[@aparnasharma580]

Moi.. i request you please upload more vedios .. i learn a lot from your vedios.

[@ilaly6391]

This is super cool! Thank you very much!

[@MiMi_8301]

Kiitos paljon!😘

[@hammakarim1341]

Thank you so much now I have school and your videos really help me so much💐💐👍👍

[@KatChatsFinnish]

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@hammakarim1341]

@@KatChatsFinnish ☺️☺️☺️

[@tomasbadura4551]

Can you please do video about negative verbs? PS: You are the best language teacher I have ever seen.❤

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aw thank you so much, and sure I'll add it to my suggestions list :)

[@tomasbadura4551]

@@KatChatsFinnish thank you very much😁

[@igor7851]

Like Ben Fuller mentioned it here, maybe you can do video explaining harmony of the vowels

[@kkuniunbox]

thank you so much for this very simple explanation! I'm just starting out and I caught myself thinking that I can't just learn the verb given in the list in my workbook. I need to know why it's form is different from other form and is there some system to it or is it irregular verb and so on. I could just learn it as a sound, but it feels random and doesn't stick, cause I need to put it on some imaginary shelf, which belongs in some particular shelf unit, if you know what I mean😅 the verb has to land on it's place from the very beginning or it ends up being that annoying word with a question mark. now I can grasp the logic, thank you♡♡

[@yaisajobe2218]

Thankyou, 1 2 3 was very helpfull

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad it helped :)

[@00celine00]

Ok.. well i think i learn more from your Videos as i learn in my finnish high school course 😊😅 thank you so much for your Videos!!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aww you're so sweet, thank you so much. I'm so glad that you find my videos helpful ^-^

[@soareswell]

Nice to follow you!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thanks!

[@kemmysvlog1042]

I learned alot from u..UR so great..❤️❤️❤️

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you so much 😀 Happy to hear that!

[@jessicatemporal6400]

Thank you kat for tosi clear explaination kinda get it😊. Kiitos! May i know when i use the ä and ö in the sentence i didnt get it😔

[@pualamnusantara7903]

Kiitos!

[@analynpanares3940]

Kiitoksia katia❤️

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos 😊

[@nanthanmyasein5432]

Kiitos❤

[@AlemneshDandena-yu3ht]

Kittos paljon❤❤❤

[@brazenserpent7]

Me sanomme Me ajamme Me kysymme Me asumme Me rakastamme Me katsomme

[@cryptocarrency]

29/11/2023 real thank you so much

[@johnfloyd9288]

Kiitos, se on hyvä

[@ninj02]

Thank you so much😘

[@shinshin116]

How about the verb “tulla” which means: to come. I have come across it in one of the finnish materials and it says: mina tullen / ma tuun, sina tullet / sa tuut? Is this one of those exceptions?

[@owolabiayodele6839]

You are Blessed

[@mohammedfawaz1948]

Kiitos

[@Letideasfly10]

Kiitos, gracias, grazie ;)

[@ryxsenl3018]

0 dislikes, as it should be

[@KatChatsFinnish]

[@Joy-lg8rz]

Moi. I just found your videos while learning Finnish so I can work there 😉 This is very helpful coz this is not in our manual ❤️ But I would like to ask for your help on how to conjugate verbs for the Colloquial (Informal) pronouns - Ma, Sa, Se, Me, Te, Ne. Does this rule apply to these too? Also, how the rules in conjugating other verbs like Olla, Kayda and Menna.. kiitos 🥰

[@christeltata9773]

thanks

[@Xarmutinha]

But if ajaa was in 3rd person singular it would be "hän ajaa" again?

[@viruvor4429]

hey! great video as usually, clear as daylight :D one question though: you can easily notice, that the pronounciation of the conjugated verbs is pretty much distinctive for each person and number (like in spanish, unlike in french); now my question is whether you can simply say e.g. 'kysyvät' ommiting the pronoun? can I, say, introduce myself by saying 'Olen Viruvor' instead of 'Minä olen Viruvor' ?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes you most certainly can, and in speaking it's usually more natural to omit it! :)

[@viruvor4429]

@@KatChatsFinnish thanks! or should I say kiitos!

[@PaulVinonaama]

Actually, you can only omit the pronoun in 1st and 2nd persion, not 3rd.

[@kierby2954]

Thank you...

[@jacquelinestenroos2708]

I love these videos! Thanks so much for these explanations. Finnish is my first non-germanic or romantic language, so your videos are very helpful!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad they help!

[@kolexblue9920]

Fun fact. Conjugating verbs and ommiting personal pronouns happens in Greek, too, even though the languages aren't related in any way

[@benfuller9009]

Most languages have these features

[@kolexblue9920]

German has it but you don't ommit the personal pronoun like ever... i think

[@nikotinsaure2481]

In informal German you can also ommit the personal pronouns, but it's only common for the 1. person singular and 1. person plural. In a formal setting this would sound aweful. I think it's a result of the languages conjugating verbs. You know the pronoun by looking at the verb. :)

[@kolexblue9920]

yeah that was my point, thank you

[@rashennanavarro7765]

Is it going to be the same rule in conjugating when it's colloquial?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

For "te" it's the same. You would say "te asutte Sipoossa" = You (plural) live in Sipoo For "me" you would actually usually use the passive form, so for example "me asumme Sipoossa" -> "me asutaan Sipoossa" = We live in Sipoo. Another example "me rakastamme sinua" -> "me rakastetaan sua" = We love you (I also changed sinua to sua which is the puhekieli version of sinua) For "he" the colloquial pronoun used a lot is "ne" and also the verb changes a bit, so it would turn from "he asuvat Sipoossa" -> "ne asuu Sipoossa" = They live in Sipoo. Another example is "he rakastavat sinua" -> "ne rakastaa sua" = They love you It's a lot but hope it makes a little sense xD

[@nursebhella]

He asuvat He rakastavat He katsovat He pysyvät

[@FOD786]

Asua - asutte Rakasta-rakastatte Katsoa - katsotte 😀🙏

[@AwieTeope-72t4WjJB]

Minä rakastan sinua - did I say it right?

[@kaanibakim4023]

Rakastamme, rakastatte :)

[@nursebhella]

Minä nauran, Sinä naurat, Hän nauraa Minä itken, Sinä itket, Hän itkee

[@eaintnaychioo2463]

Can somebody answer plz? Hän syöö OR Hän syö which one is correct. My friend said if the ending is ö, we don't have to double it. I don't understand that.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

"hän syö" is correct. When you say it out loud it might sound like it has two ö's but there is only one!

[@brazenserpent7]

Te sanotte Te ajatte Te kysytte Te asutte Te rakastatte Te katsotte

[@haythamemara]

Thanks ..muchas gracias 🤗

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thanks for watching ^-^

[@haythamemara]

@@KatChatsFinnish but please we need more videos about grammar

[@Raya-xw5ud]

Are these conjugated differently for the puhekieli (informal) versions/pronouns?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

+Bygonya Raya Mainly just the pronouns or you could use "me puhutaan"

[@creativethinking8678]

Excellent un spanish

[@esonoimporta1750]

Asumme,Rakastamme,Katsomme . Mina rakastan suomi.

[@nguyenhoangthai7652]

what about "se"? How do we conjugate it?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Se would conjugate like this: se ajaa, se katsoo, se rakastaa, se sanoo

[@jessicatemporal6400]

How to used them (ä and ö)

[@asaraexploretomyheart8613]

You are so baeutyful,

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos :)

[@aakashacharya5184]

Always love you..😚😙😘😍😊

[@KatChatsFinnish]

[@FOD786]

Asua - Asumme Rakastaa - rakastamme Katsoa - katsomme 😬🤓🙏

[@soheib6929]

Can you work with me?

[@deeplaxmiphadke7337]

I want to learn days of week in finnish

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh I already have a video on that :)

[@FOD786]

Got it 🤓😎

[@jayanngardaya801]

Me asumme, me rakastamme, me katsomme

[@nursebhella]

Me asumme Me rakastamme Me katsomme

[@lampakibaji518]

as indonesian, i think learn France language is harder than finnish.. Kiitos.

[@Koruuj]

That's until you learn all 15 cases in Finnish and inflection.

[@ekaterinasogny]

No way. French is not that difficult if you have a good teacher as Kat in Finnish 🙂

[@golsam4592]

Baby girl you are the best

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos :P

[@nursebhella]

Te asutte Te rakastatte Te katsotte

[@zahrahassan8623]

Katsomme

[@zahrahassan8623]

Jutte

[@ccindy000]

You could simply say that because of the vowel harmony, Y and A could not go together. So learn vowel harmony first apart from personal pronouns.