Suomen kieli (Imperfekti)

In Finnish, the imperfekti is the past tense that describes actions that happened in the past, like the English simple past (e.g., "I walked," "I saw"). It’s used for actions that are completed or that took place at a specific time.

Here's how to form the imperfekti and some examples:

Formation of Imperfekti

1. Start with the basic form (verb stem) of the verb.
2. Add a past tense marker, usually -i-, and sometimes adjust vowels or consonants as needed.
3. Add the appropriate personal ending.

Examples

1. Verb: asua (to live)

   • Stem: asu-
   • Imperfekti: asuin (I lived)
   • Sentences:
     • Minä asuin Helsingissä. (I lived in Helsinki.)
     • Hän asui Suomessa. (He/she lived in Finland.)

2. Verb: syödä (to eat)

   • Stem: syö-
   • Imperfekti: söin (I ate)
   • Sentences:
     • Me söimme pizzaa eilen. (We ate pizza yesterday.)
     • Hän söi omenan. (He/she ate an apple.)

3. Verb: juoda (to drink)

   • Stem: juo-
   • Imperfekti: join (I drank)
   • Sentences:
     • Join kahvia aamulla. (I drank coffee in the morning.)
     • He joivat teetä iltapäivällä. (They drank tea in the afternoon.)

4. Verb: kävellä (to walk)

   • Stem: kävele-
   • Imperfekti: kävelin (I walked)
   • Sentences:
     • Kävelin puistossa. (I walked in the park.)
     • He kävelivät rannalla. (They walked on the beach.)

Irregular Verbs

Some verbs have changes in their stems or are irregular:

• Verb: olla (to be)

  • Imperfekti: olin (I was)
  • Example: Olin kotona koko päivän. (I was at home all day.)

• Verb: tehdä (to do)

  • Imperfekti: teki (he/she did)
  • Example: Hän teki läksyt nopeasti. (He/she did the homework quickly.)

Practice with Easy Sentences

1. Eilen satoi vettä. (It rained yesterday.)
2. Hän kirjoitti kirjeen. (He/she wrote a letter.)
3. Katsoimme elokuvan illalla. (We watched a movie in the evening.)
4. Lapset leikkivät ulkona. (The children played outside.)

Suomen Kieli (Taalla, Tuolla, Siella)

In Finnish, location-based words like "täällä," "tuolla," and "siellä" help describe where something is relative to the speaker or listener. Here’s a quick breakdown:

1. Täällä = "Here" (Close to the speaker)
2. Tuolla = "There" (In sight but not very close to the speaker)
3. Siellä = "Over there" or "There" (Far from both the speaker and listener)

Easy Examples

Imagine a park, where:

• You (the speaker) are sitting on a bench.
• A friend is standing by a tree a little distance away.
• A playground is visible but further away.

1. Täällä (Here)

• You’re sitting on a bench and want to say, "I am here on the bench."
• In Finnish, you’d say, "Minä olen täällä penkillä."
• Täällä refers to the place close to you (the speaker).

2. Tuolla (There)

• You point to your friend who’s standing by the tree, a little bit away from you.
• You’d say, "Hän on tuolla puun luona."
• Tuolla describes a place a bit away from you but still visible.

3. Siellä (Over there/There)

• Now you point to the playground further away.
• You’d say, "Leikkipaikka on siellä."
• Siellä refers to a place far away from both you and your friend.

Upcoming webinar list (WebinarPress)

Upcoming webinar list (WebinarPress)

// Upcoming webinars shortcode

function regf_display_upcoming_webinars() {

$args = array(

'post_type' => 'wswebinars',

'posts_per_page' => -1,

'meta_key' => '_wswebinar_gener_date',

'orderby' => 'meta_value',

'order' => 'ASC',

'meta_query' => array(

array(

'key' => '_wswebinar_gener_date',

//'value' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), // Compare with the current date to get past webinars

'value' => date('Y-m-d'),

'compare' => '>', // Get webinars that occurred before the current date

'type' => 'DATETIME',

),

),

);

$query = new WP_Query($args);

$posts = $query->posts;

ob_start();

echo '<ul>';

echo '<h2 class="widget-title past-webinars-list-title">Upcoming Webinars</h2>';

if ($posts) {

foreach ($posts as $post) {

//echo '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . get_the_title($post->ID) . '</a><br>';

$meta_values_past_date = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_wswebinar_gener_date', true);

$meta_values_vurl = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_wswebinar_livep_vidurl', true);

echo get_the_title($post->ID) . ' ('. $meta_values_past_date .')' . ' - ' . '<a href="'. get_permalink($post->ID) .'">' . 'Join webinar' . '</a>' . '<br>';

wp_reset_query();

}

}

else {

echo 'No upcoming webinar';

}

echo '</ul>';

return ob_get_clean();

}

add_shortcode('upcoming_webinars', 'regf_display_upcoming_webinars');

Past webinar list (WebinarPress)

List of past webinars:

// Past webinars shortcode

function regf_display_past_webinars() {

$args = array(

'post_type' => 'wswebinars',

'posts_per_page' => -1,

'meta_key' => '_wswebinar_gener_date',

'orderby' => 'meta_value',

'order' => 'ASC',

'meta_query' => array(

array(

'key' => '_wswebinar_gener_date',

//'value' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),

// Compare with the current date to get past webinars

'value' => date('Y-m-d'),

'compare' => '<',

// Get webinars that occurred before the current date

'type' => 'DATETIME',

),

),

);

$query = new WP_Query($args);

$posts = $query->posts;

ob_start();

echo '<ul>';

echo '<h2 class="widget-title">Past Webinars</h2>';

if ($posts) {

foreach ($posts as $post) {

//echo '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID) . '">' . get_the_title($post->ID) . '</a><br>';

$meta_values_past_date = get_post_meta($post->ID,

'_wswebinar_gener_date', true);

$meta_values_vurl = get_post_meta($post->ID,

'_wswebinar_livep_vidurl', true);

echo get_the_title($post->ID) . ' ('. $meta_values_past_date .')' . ' - '

. '<a href="'. $meta_values_vurl .'">' . 'Watch webinar' . '</a>' . '<br>';

}

}

else {

echo 'No past webinar';

}

echo '</ul>';

return ob_get_clean();

}

add_shortcode('past_webinars', 'regf_display_past_webinars');

Suomen Kieli (Vuorokausi)

Suomen Kieli (Vuorokausi):

1. Aamu (Morning): This refers to early morning, usually around 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

2. Aamupäivä (Before noon): Late morning, approximately from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

3. Päivä (Daytime): Midday and early afternoon, typically from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

4. Iltapäivä (Afternoon): Late afternoon, usually around 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

5. Ilta (Evening): The evening period, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

6. Yö (Night): Nighttime, which generally starts around 9:00 PM and continues until 6:00 AM.

7. Aamuyö (Early morning hours): Early morning hours after midnight, typically from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM.

Suomen Kieli (Kello)

In Finnish, telling time follows a specific structure, and understanding it can help you get the hang of the language. Here’s a guide with examples on how to tell the time in Finnish, both in the exact hour and when using half hours, quarters, and minutes.

Key Phrases to Know:

• Kello on = "The time is" or "It’s"
• Tasan = "Exactly" or "sharp"
• Yli = "Past" (used when it’s past the hour)
• Vaille = "To" (used when it’s before the next hour)
• Puoli = "Half" (used for half-past the hour)
• Minuutti = "Minute"

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Exact Hour Examples (Tasan)

1. 12:00 - Kello on tasan kaksitoista.
   (It’s exactly twelve o’clock.)

2. 1:00 - Kello on tasan yksi.
   (It’s exactly one o’clock.)

3. 5:00 - Kello on tasan viisi.
   (It’s exactly five o’clock.)

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Half-Past the Hour (Puoli)

In Finnish, when you say half-past the hour, it is expressed as half to the next hour. For example, 4:30 is half-past four, but in Finnish, it’s "half to five."

1. 4:30 - Kello on puoli viisi.
   (It’s half to five.)

2. 8:30 - Kello on puoli yhdeksän.
   (It’s half to nine.)

3. 11:30 - Kello on puoli kaksitoista.
   (It’s half to twelve.)

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Minutes Past the Hour (Yli)

When telling time past the hour, yli means "past" the hour.

1. 5:10 - Kello on kymmenen yli viisi.
   (It’s ten past five.)

2. 9:15 - Kello on viisitoista yli yhdeksän.
   (It’s fifteen past nine.)

3. 2:25 - Kello on kaksikymmentäviisi yli kaksi.
   (It’s twenty-five past two.)

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Minutes to the Hour (Vaille)

When telling time before the hour, vaille means "to" the next hour.

1. 3:45 - Kello on varttia vaille neljä.
   (It’s a quarter to four.)

2. 7:50 - Kello on kymmentä vaille kahdeksan.
   (It’s ten to eight.)

3. 1:55 - Kello on viittä vaille kaksi.
   (It’s five to two.)

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Other Important Examples

1. 6:15 - Kello on varttia yli kuusi.
   (It’s a quarter past six.)

2. 10:45 - Kello on varttia vaille yksitoista.
   (It’s a quarter to eleven.)

3. 12:05 - Kello on viisi yli kaksitoista.
   (It’s five past twelve.)

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Summary of the Structure

• For exact times: Kello on tasan [hour]
  Example: Kello on tasan kolme. (It’s exactly three.)

• For half-past the hour: Kello on puoli [next hour]
  Example: Kello on puoli kuusi. (It’s half past five, or 5:30.)

• For minutes past the hour: [Minutes] yli [hour]
  Example: Kello on kymmenen yli kolme. (It’s ten past three.)

• For minutes to the hour: [Minutes] vaille [next hour]
  Example: Kello on kymmentä vaille kolme. (It’s ten to three.)

24 hours (Suomen Kieli)

24-hour cycle ("vuorokausi" in Finnish) divided into different parts of the day. It explains the Finnish words for various times of the day and the respective forms used to describe "when" something happens.

Here’s a breakdown of the sections:

1. **Aamu (Morning)**

   - "aamu" = morning

   - "aamulla" = in the morning

   - "aamupäivä" = forenoon (late morning, before noon)

   - "aamupäivällä" = during the forenoon

2. **Päivä (Day)**

   - "päivä" = day

   - "päivällä" = during the day

   - "iltapäivä" = afternoon

   - "iltapäivällä" = in the afternoon

3. **Ilta (Evening)**

   - "ilta" = evening

   - "illalla" = in the evening

4. **Yö (Night)**

   - "yö" = night

   - "yöllä" = at night

   - "aamuyö" = early morning (the time between night and dawn)

   - "aamuyöllä" = during early morning

### Example:

- "Aamulla herään." = I wake up in the morning.

- "Päivällä syön lounasta." = I have lunch during the day.

- "Illalla katson elokuvaa." = I watch a movie in the evening.

- "Yöllä nukun." = I sleep at night.

This structure helps you express when activities happen during different parts of the day in Finnish.