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How is ‘ei’ (no) in Finnish constructed in sentences

  • Conjugates like a verb

  • Main verb (which follows ei) doesn’t change, but ei conjugates to have a personal ending


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How does ei conjugate: steps

  1. Use the minä form (first person singular) of the main verb

  2. Drop the n-ending

  3. In front of the main verb, put the ei conjugation for relevant pronoun


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Negative sentences: conjugated forms

  • en (verb stem)

  • et “

  • ei “

  • et ____ta

  • ette (verb stem)

  • ei “


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Example with puhua: mä

en puhu

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sä

et puhu

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se

ei puhu

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me

ei puhuta

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te

ette puhu

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ne

ei puhu

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Example with kysyä: all (6)

en kysy

et kysy

ei kysy

ei kysytä

ette kysy

ei kysy