Mastering the Finnish PAST TENSE (Ultimate Guide)

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In this Finnish grammar lesson we will go over how to form the Finnish past tense (or imperfekti in Finnish).
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~~~~~~~~~ANSWERS~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Minä katsoin, sinä katsoit, hän katsoi, me katsoimme, te katsoitte, he katsoivat
2) Minä heitin, sinä heitit, hän heitti, me heitimme, te heititte, he heittivät
3) Minä kannoin, sinä kannoit, hän kantoi, me kannoimme, te kannoitte, he kantoivat
4) Minä sain, sinä sait, hän sai, me saimme, te saitte, he saivat
5) Minä tykkäsin, sinä tykkäsit, hän tykkäsi, me tykkäsimme, te tykkäsitte, he tykkäsivät
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0:00-1:40 Intro
1:41-3:37 AD italki
3:38-7:10 Rule 1
7:11-11:47 Rule 2
11:48-14:05 Rule 3
14:06-16:53 Rule 4
16:54-18:34 Rule 5
18:35-19:32 Good luck 💙
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Keywords: Finnish past tense, Finnish verb conjugation, Finnish grammar, learn Finnish, Finnish language tutorial, past tense examples, Finnish language lessons, Finnish fluency, Finnish language skills
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[@KatChatsFinnish]

✨ Find your Finnish teacher here: go.italki.com/ambassador-kat6

[@mindanaofwtutorialstoday]

Moi Kiitos avusta . watching FROM PHILIPPINES

[@PiDG-sj5oe]

สวัสดีค่ะคุณครู🙏, ขอขอบคุณมากมายในความรู้ดีๆ และ มีประโยชมาก ที่มี คำแปลไทยให้ด้วย มันทำให้ฉันเข้าใจง่ายขึ้นมากค่ะ ฉันได้เรียนในคริปวีดีโอ และทบทวนไปด้วยเกี่ยวกับสัพเหล่านี้.🙏

[@Kalsarikannit-Budapestissa]

I did not understand Finnish past tense, but thanks to you, it is now the past.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahaha I like that!

[@Kalsarikannit-Budapestissa]

@@KatChatsFinnish do you have video on -ista or -inen conjugation? I am puzzled not weakly.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

@@Kalsarikannit-Budapestissa Hmm I don't think so, not yet at least!

[@tanuj05]

I have been learning finnish from Duolingo , on a 29 day streak now , but Duolingo doesn’t really give you too much info about concepts and stuff, it’s mostly based on examples , but you have given a nice theory background behind the logic and it’s really helpful ! Loved it and definitely going to come to your videos often now !

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh thank you so much! That’s very kind of you to say. I’m glad this video was helpful! Kiitos!

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

Me too on Duolingo. Its good for HEARING and learning new words and phrases, but these kind of videos are definitely needed too🙂🙂

[@aquagirl2383]

me too....that app waste my time

[@flordelizameriales7724]

Thank you so much for this lesson.❤

[@sanmi1752]

Thank you ,the lecture was useful.

[@itspirooz]

kaikkea positiivista tunnelmaa sinulle, kiitos hyvä tyttö

[@dhanushkadharmasena7574]

Kittos I was looking for this long time

[@elizabethntanga33]

Very good explanation. Thank you

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thanks, I’m glad :)

[@mayyasycheva9391]

Thanks a lot, dear Kate, for your perfect lesson! 🤗🌷

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aw Kiitos ☺️

[@marusptz]

Thank you for such a helpful video!! I had problems with past tense, but everything is explained so simple and easy that I finally started to understand this topic!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon! :)

[@user-wm4kv7he9n]

Kat!! Thanks to you, I understood making past tense. I'm always thankful for you. I will always support you 😊💪

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you so much for the support!!

[@jcpana060959]

Excellent lesson! Will have to go over a couple of times but very useful. I always wondered about tanssin but now i know why. Thanks!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes! Until I was researching for this video it never had crossed my mind about tanssin! So that was a bit of an aha moment for me too! :D

[@jonahescala1443]

Moi Kath..kiitos paljon for this video.i am currently studying Finnish language.

[@kamikristinah9909]

I love your videos, keep doing good job always following from Nairobi Kenya. Paljon kiitos!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Awesome! Thank you! :)

[@timawa9184]

SUCH A BIG HELP! KIITTOS PALJON SISKO!!!

[@ramonaramona9477]

I really have to thank you on this one... 🙏🏾

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos :)

[@ferrysustento1443]

Thanks .very clear explanation.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@Eltayebmohamed12378]

Kiitos paljon sisko.

[@ButterFly-zh8ho]

I mainly learned by practice during childhood, speaking and reading, I did not know these rules, but I apply them unconsciously.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

That's great! It should be easier for you then :D

[@jawadmurad4680]

Kiitos paljon❤ You explain all the lessons really nicely and clearly. I wish you would my Finnish language teacher😊

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you! 😃

[@afsanajuthi6711]

Moi opettaja, sun luokat ovat tossi helppoa. Mä menin suomen kielen kursille viime vuotta mutta en voi loppu. Nyt mä on äitislomalla. ❤

[@rhombicube]

super lesson ... thank you :)

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon!

[@garypeterson2079]

Wow...I was just trying to learn the "Cha, Cha, Cha" lyrics and this one popped up. So present tense....I am going crazy....past tense....I went crazy trying to learn finnish! Looking forward to more lessons. Thanks Katya. Kiitos.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon! Hahah I went crazy trying to learn Finnish cha cha cha! 😂

[@kristinaoravcova372]

Great video! I hope everybody takes notes, because this is serious stuff, hehe.🤓 Honestly I love this channel so much.. good vibes only!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hehe glad you enjoyed this video & topic! And kiitos paljon for the sweet comments, sending good vibes to you!! 💙

[@Davidmillerlondon]

Really helpful videos. I have my weekly lesson today so I can surprise my teacher with some past tense which we haven't learned yet.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

That's great! 😊

[@jasminemacapagal3598]

thank god i found this video❤❤tysm.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

☺️☺️🫶🏻

[@naynwetun297]

Kiitos paljon ❤

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! 😊

[@minervadadural2213]

I learned alot from you Khat,it's really helpful...I'm from Philippines and hope you can do video about negative past test too. Thank you.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos ☺️

[@angel-uw2io]

ahhh thank you so so much! your videos have helped me a lot as a 16 yr old who just moved to Suomi

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I’m really glad, kiitos! 😊

[@suecf3459]

Haha, I just don’t know how to start learning the past tense, here it is！love you ❤🎉

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon, toivottavasti tämä auttaa! :)

[@hidemat5141]

Thanks. This helped clear my doubt with "oli" and how it's past tense.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad it helped! :)

[@jsigur157]

I appreciate that your eyebrows are the same color as your hair. You especially see dyed blonde hair with whatever natural hair color on the person, exampled via the eyebrows Bravo!!!! I enjoy listening to you teach. I would consider living in Finland if I was half my age. One other question I have is how do you stay up with your Finnish? Do you live there, which seems like the final necessary way to take your Finnish to the "finish line" Chow!!

[@sdarar703]

Kiitos

[@jamilabbas4490]

Interesting pronunciations 👍🏻

[@AJBonnema]

Well! That was quite the lesson! It is almost llke a private session (except my yelling the wrong answer did not impress the teacher). Thank you very much for this lesson, teach! I will practise these instructions by realising what I am listening to en what I am reading. That gives me sort of a passive practice, thank you!!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahahah! I’m glad you enjoyed this lesson and good luck with the practice!

[@advan1832]

kiitos

[@merclangrat]

thank you very very much! that's great explanation (instead of reading a lot of stuff in grammar books/websites...). of course, I keep trying and practicing!

[@merclangrat]

And! As I see from your examples in the description box, 3rd singular (hän) doesn't have any personal ending, like: katsoa -> (Pres) hän katsoo -> (Past) hän katsoi I just add -i according to the rule, and don't add anything else, right?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

kiitos tosi tosi paljon sullekin! And yes exactly! For hän you don't need to add anything else after the -i :)

[@syaknilemtv]

Kiitos Paljon. I recently passed my A2.1 Finnish exam.. your videos were big help..

[@KatChatsFinnish]

That’s amazing!

[@syaknilemtv]

@@KatChatsFinnish joo, hopefully this year i’ll be there in Finland for my work as hoiva avustaja… nähään Suomessa 😇😇😇😇😇 kiiiitttoooooossss

[@thelmaeta3053]

Hello I don't know if we can chat. I'm taking the A2.1 exams in some months. I don't know if you can help me with some insight

[@thelmaeta3053]

​@@syaknilemtv hello

[@JoAnnTv3030300]

Very interesting and clear. Thank you ❤

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@josejimenaz]

I luv nature around the world especially in finland

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes nature is amazing in Finland

[@mdz6948]

Kiitos. Now I understand better. Why teachers not teach sow good like you??

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@karhukivi]

In any language, the past tense is used more than the present tense - thank you!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! :)

[@MrLovre]

it seems so simple, there must be some catch there or something 😅 maybe more exceptions similar to kävin? 😉

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Well the consonant gradation can be tricky for some, I didn't use those as examples. And yes I'm 100% sure there are more exceptions xD But it's good that it seems simple at least! hahah

[@marcjansenchan8954]

This is what I'm reviewing right now.. it is very hard 😂 mua huimaa 😂

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahah great phrase there! Mua huimaa 😂 Hopefully it will start to get easier with practice! Good luck! :)

[@cyrelleanne1152]

Hi kachats❤❤❤

[@ellainejoycediaz4720]

katson=katsoin heitan=heitin kannan=kannoin saan= sain tykkaan=tykkasin Kiitos Ope Kat!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Perfect 😍

[@ellainejoycediaz4720]

@@KatChatsFinnish Mä oon tosi iloinen Ope Kat! Kiitos paljon avusta. 🫰🌻😍

[@kechimonye474]

Moi! Why did you change the maksaan (maksain) to maksoin, how did you get the zero?

[@speaktoamaka6529]

Maksaa=to pay. Now genetiivi n for I. You get maksan. Cos it's two vowel present, you add Io and it gives maksoin=I paid

[@MustafaJabbar1]

Hi bro can you help me set p7-p-10-p11 what should I choice

[@jaggr1287]

Great video, I assume that the negative statements follow suit? Ex: mä join --> mä en joi (I did not drink)? Kiitos paljon taas(?)!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

The negatives are a tad different so I’ll have to make a separate video about that!

[@larrylamere1829]

Very clear as far as it went but what about hän in past tense?

[@larrylamere1829]

Oops, sorry. Found them down in the exercises section.

[@wangruedas426]

moi! i would like to ask, if i subscribe to your patreon account, will i be able to get workbooks for past tense? i need plenty of it since im so slow about this topic. Positive and negative past tense. I'd appreciate a reply from you.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes there will be some exercises in the June 2023 workbook

[@whynot3143]

Maybe in Rule 3 it's two-syllable words (and not more) since rakastan --> rakastin and not rakastoin

[@wangruedas426]

moi! how much should i pay for receiving newsletters and workbooks?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Newsletters are free and workbooks are included in tier 2 for KZbin memberships and patrons which is about 10€/month

[@lornailocanachannel7128]

Is it possible to explain also the difference between tuntea, tuntua, tunto, tunne, tunteleminen?

[@gorovjioum5572]

13.08.2023 19:50 [[iltapäivällä] Tervehdin Puolasta Katso[i]n ja anno[i]n peukkua ylös pain. En tiedä pitäisikö sen olla genetiivissa vai partitiivissa [ annoin peukun ylös vai peukkua ylös]

[@evanikolaieva]

Hey Kat, nice to meet you! I^m new here. Thanks for your content🌻 My answers are below 👇 minä katsoin minä heitin minä kannoin minä sain minä tykkäsin🌻 Eva

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Welcome to my channel Eva! Nice to meet you too and 5/5 on your answers 🥰

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Welcome to my channel Eva! Nice to meet you too and 5/5 on your answers 🥰

[@Neutral.Mapping]

What are verbtypes?

[@healthequilibrium6548]

Thanks so much but I don't understand Rule 4 on SYÖDÄ. You didn't explained how you removed the 'y' before arriving at sön

[@speaktoamaka6529]

She explained to take away the first vowel y. Eg syödä=to eat. Syön=I eat. Then take away y, and add in= you get söin=I ate

[@jixxytrix1705]

Could you explain something to me? You said 'herätä' turns into 'minä heräsin'. I've read the book of Job in Finnish and in one place it says this.... 'Epätoivoon vaipuneet siunasivat minua, lesken sydämessä minä *herätin* ilon.' (29:13) What's the answer?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh that is if you wake someone else up. Not you waking up yourself. So you woke up joy. ”Minä herätin sinut” = I woke you up

[@JeppeR-un2kv]

That is because it is two different verbs. The one Katya mention is herätä, which is to wake up (intrasitive) and the one you mention is herättää, which is to wake up something or someone (transitive). The latter one requires an object in this case the widows heart and what was awaken was joy. So in past tense herätä becomes heräsin - I woke up and herättää becomes herätin - I woke up something or someone. Hope it helps :)

[@jixxytrix1705]

@@JeppeR-un2kv Aaah, I get it, thanks! Herätit todellakin aivoni! (good?)

[@MarieMariaVlog]

minä tykkäsin (i liked). is it correct?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes! 😁

[@MarieMariaVlog]

Minä sain. which means I got something. Is it correct?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes it’s correct!

[@IreneTivz]

Minä katsoin…❤ Minä kanoin😊 Minä tykkäsin

[@MarieMariaVlog]

Minä kantoin is it correct for kantaa?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

It would be "minä kannoin" because of consonant gradation :)

[@morgianaetienne618]

Minä katsoin😮

[@jessicanikita6060]

How do I know this verb belongs to verb type 1,2,3,4 or 5

[@speaktoamaka6529]

Still finding answer to this. For me so far, it's a mystery that should be memorized. If you get answer, reply this comment

[@babotond]

how do you say in finnish 'I bought a stadium'? joel ostin

[@KatChatsFinnish]

"Ostin stadionin"

[@babotond]

@@KatChatsFinnish yeah, I figured that, it was just a stupid joke, sorry :( I really like learning this language, but it's just too funny sometimes... I meant no offence

[@KatChatsFinnish]

@@babotond I think the joke passed over my head hahah I wasn't offended don't worry xD

[@babotond]

@@KatChatsFinnish d'you mean at first or would you like me to explain?

[@johnfloyd9288]

Ensimmäinen kommentti!

[@ohjelmistokehittaja4446]

Toinen

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Jee!!

[@ellainejoycediaz4720]

kolmas 😁

[@MarieMariaVlog]

minä kannoin , minä heitin , minä katsoi. are these correct?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes! Just remember the -n on minä katsoin :)

[@Lunaholic94]

Hah enpä ole koskaan tiennyt tota. Tai no tajunnut että sana voi olla sama preesensissä ja menneessä muodossa 😅 saatika että meidän kielessä on tällasia sääntöjä

[@KatChatsFinnish]

En minäkään kauheasti miettinyt asiaa ennen tämän videon tekemistä 😂

[@pil-it7306]

Minä katsoin😊

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@mindanaofwtutorialstoday]

On vaikea 😅

[@ShoutsWillEcho1]

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME

[@EdehEzekielKelechukwu]

How can I like more than once 😊😊

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Haha kiitos paljon :)

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Mä sain

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Mä tykkäsin

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Mä katsoin

[@eleanorcalong1097]

Minä heitin- i threw

[@staggshit]

Katsoin

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@abrahamoduro3413]

mä sanoin

[@RomanMisakyan-mg8jl]

hard

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Mä hertin

[@katongoluwisha2009]

Kanoin

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Minä katsoin

[@babotond]

how to create past tense in -finnish- finnished:

[@KatChatsFinnish]

😂😂

[@bestdesigners]

😃🤩😍🤗🙃💞😘😘

[@marin_1441]

4:08 you mispronounced the letter Y as English y

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I said o and u in English too 😂

[@sompornjansuwan5089]

Mina katsoin

[@eleanorcalong1097]

Minä kannoin

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Minä heritin

[@luckypatti7009]

Minä katsoin.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@ferrysustento1443]

Heitän= heitin

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Minä heitin

[@user-qj2qu6ey3s]

Minä sain

[@sompornjansuwan5089]

Minä heitin Sinä heitit

[@ferrysustento1443]

Rule no 1 : minä katson =katsoin

[@hidemat5141]

Low key name reveal! 😱🫣

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahaha I think I've mentioned it a few other places too? :P

[@hidemat5141]

😂

[@ckdanekfan3397]

Can i learn finnish just by listening Käärijä, this is horribly difficult😭

[@melodyowusuwaaduah716]

Minä katsoin

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Minä kannoin

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Minä sain