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Past Participle in Finnish

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about "PAST PARTICIPLE" in Finnish

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Past Participle in standard Finnish

ENGLISH	FINNISH	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
I have loved	(minä) olen rakastanut	['minæ 'ɔlɜn 'rakas'tanut]	Eu amei
You have loved	(sinä) olet rakastanut	['sinæ 'ɔlɜt 'rakas'tanut]	Você amou
He has loved	(hän) on rakastanut	['hæn ɔn 'rakas'tanut]	Ele amou
We have loved	(me) olemme rakastaneet	[mɜ ɔlɜmmɜ 'rakas'tanɜ:t]	Nós amamos
You have loved	(te) olette rakastaneet	[tɜ 'ɔlɜttɜ 'rakas'tanɜ:t]	Vocês amaram
They have loved	(he) ovat rakastaneet	[hɜ ɔvat 'rakas'tanɜ:t]	Eles amaram
I have spoken	(minä) olen puhunut	['minæ 'ɔlɜn 'puhunut]	Eu falei
You have spoken	(sinä) olet puhunut	['sinæ 'ɔlɜt 'puhunut]	Você falou
He has spoken	(hän) on puhunut	['hæn ɔn 'puhunut]	Ele falou
We has spoken	(me) olemme puhuneet	[mɜ ɔlɜmmɜ 'puhunɜ:t]	Nós falamos
You have spoken	(te) olette puhuneet	[tɜ 'ɔlɜttɜ 'puhunɜ:t]	Vocês falaram
They have spoken	(he) ovat puhuneet	[hɜ ɔvat 'puhunɜ:t]	Eles falaram
I have slept	(minä) olen nukkunut	['minæ 'ɔlɜn 'nuk:unut]	Eu dormi
You have slept	(sinä) olet nukkunut	['sinæ 'ɔlɜt 'nuk:unut]	Você dormiu
He has slept	(hän) on nukkunut	['hæn ɔn 'nuk:unut]	Ele dormiu
We have slept	(me) olemme nukkuneet	[mɜ ɔlɜmmɜ 'nuk:unɜ:t]	Nós dormimos
You have slept	(te) olette nukkuneet	[tɜ 'ɔlɜttɜ 'nuk:unɜ:t]	Vocês dormiram
They have slept	(he) ovat nukkuneet	[hɜ ɔvat 'nuk:unɜ:t]	Eles dormiram
I have opened	(minä) olen avannut	['minæ 'ɔlɜn 'avan:ut]	Eu abri
You have opened	(sinä) olet avannut	['sinæ 'ɔlɜt 'avan:ut]	Você abriu
He has opened	(hän) on avannut	['hæn ɔn 'avan:ut]	Ele abriu
We have opened	(me) olemme avanneet	[mɜ ɔlɜmmɜ 'avan:ɜ:t]	Nós abrimos
You have opened	(te) olette avanneet	[tɜ 'ɔlɜttɜ 'avan:ɜ:t]	Vocês abriram
They have opened	(he) ovat avanneet	[hɜ ɔvat 'avan:ɜ:t]	Eles abriram

In colloquial Finnish

In following table are presented perhaps the most usual past participle forms in colloquial Finnish. As you may already know, in colloquial Finnish pronoun is only rarely dropped. Possible variations of these forms include replacing 'se on rakastanu' and 'ne on rakastanu' with more standard 'hän on rakastanut' and 'he ovat rakastaneet' and replacing 'rakastanu' with more standard-Finnish-sounding 'rakastanut'.

mä oon rakastanu

sä oot rakastanu

se on rakastanu

me ollaan rakastettu

te ootte rakastanu

ne on rakastanu

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