Pronouns
Like many languages, Finnish has several types of pronouns. Possessive adjectives and possessive suffixes are also included here.
Subject pronouns
The Finnish subject pronouns are as follows:
| Written Finnish | Spoken Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|
| minä | minä, mä, mää, mie | I |
| sinä | sinä, sä, sää, sie | you |
| hän | hän, se1 | he/she |
| me | me, myö | we |
| te; Te | te, työ | you (plural); you (formal)2 |
| he | he, ne3 | they |
Possessive adjectives
The Finnish possessive adjectives A possessive adjective, like a regular adjective, modifies a noun. are as follows:
| Written Finnish | Spoken Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|
| minun | mun | my |
| sinun | sun | your |
| hänen | hänen | his/her |
| meidän | meidän | our |
| teidän | teidän | your (plural) |
| heidän | heidän | their |
Possessive pronouns
In Finnish, the possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives are identically written.
| Written Finnish | Spoken Finnish | English |
|---|---|---|
| minun | mun | mine |
| sinun | sun | yours |
| hänen | hänen | his/hers |
| meidän | meidän | ours |
| teidän | teidän | yours (plural) |
| heidän | heidän | theirs |
Note
The Finnish demonstrative and object pronouns, and possessive suffixes will be added at a later date.
A possessive pronoun, like a regular pronoun, replaces a noun.
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Grammatically speaking, se is a demonstrative pronoun. ↩︎
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For the sake of simplicity, the formal Te is generally omitted from TiF documentation. In spoken language, the use of Te in place of sinä can be awkward and unnecessary. If you need to use Te frequently, congratulations for having reached that level of the Finnish language! ↩︎
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Grammatically speaking, ne is a demonstrative pronoun. ↩︎