Understanding the EPÄ prefix in Finnish (make MANY new words using this)

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Watch this video to learn how to use the epä- prefix in Finnish! The equivalent meaning in English would be un- (as in popular - unpopular = suosittu - epäsuosittu). It creates the negative state of certain adjectives. You can slap epä- in front of a ton of adjectives in Finnish and in this video I go over a few examples! Hope it makes sense xx
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0:00-0:41 Intro & Pronunciation
0:41-2:36 AD italki
2:37-3:43 What is EPÄ
3:44-4:22 epävarma
4:23-5:05 epäselvä
5:06-5:43 epämukava
5:44-6:39 epäkohtelias
6:40-7:33 epäonnistua
7:34-9:21 epäsäännöllinen
9:22-10:16 Recap
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[@kojrr2221]

You should also make a video about the *"-TON/TÖN"* suffixes cuz they also mean the opposites *(or free from smth/does not contain etc etc)* if you've not already done.

[@saralpacheun5747]

Dear KatChatsFinnish, thank you for consistently posting such helpful videos. They greatly assist me on my journey of learning Finnish. By the way, I'm from Thailand and I'm pleased that you're also making an effort to learn our language :)

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I'm so glad to hear this! Kiitos tosi paljon for your kind comment :)

[@merclangrat]

täällä bussit kulkee epäsäännöllisesti! Ne ovat aina myöhässä! kiitos paljon videosta 🥰

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aina myöhässä, voi ei 😨 Kiitos!! :)

[@larrylamere1829]

I notice in your examples that vowel harmony does not affect the result. Is this the general rule for prefixes?

[@lornailocanachannel7128]

Kiitos paljon

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Kiitos Kat

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[@bigscarysteve]

I would have liked to see Kat attach this prefix to a word that has a triple-consonant cluster after the first vowel--just so we could see what sound changes are forced to occur as a result.

[@hannunorppa5590]

Estonian(language) is dialect to Finnish.. what do you think what is this word: JÄÄÄÄR? Well, let us split this word: JÄÄ = Ice ÄÄR = Edge, the edge of the ice( like a hole in the frozen water). ;) PS. Kat! ❤❤

[@bigscarysteve]

@@hannunorppa5590 While interesting, I fail to see the relevance to my comment.

[@rasseranch9393]

TripleConsonant cluster in Finnish? That's rare. Also no changes would be needed ? It's a prefix

[@manelcodon9060]

Hello, can you make more content about Etuliite Pääte

[@TheJulietpj88]

Mä tykkään tästä

[@mengenwertskala]

is epä something you can put in front of every adjective and people understand, even if the combined word is not used in Finnish? Nice video!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hmm I guess people would be able to guess what you are trying to say

[@marcjansenchan8954]

Epäterveellinen 😁😁

[@marin_1441]

9:31 I created some words epää+Tehdä(undo) Epää+Välttämätön(Unnecssary) Epää+ Tietoinen (unconscious) Epää+Tunnettu (unknown) Epää+Vakaa(Unstable) Epää+wanted(Unwanted)

[@kojrr2221]

Unknown would Be: *"TUNTEMATON"*

[@jcpana060959]

epä on voimakas etuliite!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Niin on!

[@founderteamtalpakan1722]

epäystavallinen? Is correct?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes it is!

[@jixxytrix1705]

Could anyone explain the word 'epäilys'? (doubt) The word 'ilys' doesn't seem to mean anything...

[@closetmonster5057]

It's derived from the verb 'epäillä' ("to doubt") with suffix '-ys' (or '-us', depending the vowel harmony). I recommend to check out english language Wiktionary, there you can see how the Finnish word are derived and also how they are inflected.

[@jixxytrix1705]

@@closetmonster5057 That word presents the same problem. If 'epä' is 'the finnish equivalent of 'un', what is 'illä'?

[@jixxytrix1705]

@@closetmonster5057 Just checked wiktionary. it didn't help

[@closetmonster5057]

@@jixxytrix1705 The suffix -'illä' (-'illa') creates frequentative verbs. 'Epä' is the Finnish equivalent of 'un-' in modern Finnish, yes, but originally it meant something like 'not' and is derived from the negative verb e- (ei, et, emme, eivät etc. ). 'Epäillä' is frequentative verb of 'evätä' ("to deny, refuse") (earlier form of 'evätä' would have been *epätä, so it's literally *epä ("not") + -tä (suffix that creates verbs)).

[@freezedeve3119]

@@jixxytrix1705 i would think it like EPÄ- comes from epäillä word, you doubt that word following is not true but opposite.

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[@KatChatsFinnish]

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[@DotSimLtd]

In Finnish its not the words in front of words I fear, its the words at the end of words.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahah 😅😅

[@SimpleJean_the_Adventurer]

i do agree😅.

[@aprilnylund2474]

Agreed!!😂

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

Is epäepäilty a word?"🤔

[@bigscarysteve]

Google Translate renders it as "unsuspected," so I guess it is.

[@rasseranch9393]

Never heard it before. Its not a words. Suspect epäilty (unsuspect epäepäilty) does not make sense

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I don't think so

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