Why not “Mina olen kasvaa” here? by tanjib222 Tags:finland 3 comments Because the Finnish language structure is not the same as English. You cannot translate word-for-word. “I grow” is enough as continuous present in Finnish, and sometimes as future tense as well, depending on context. Also, try the r/LearnFinnish sub, it is more suitable. Because that is not how you conjugate the word kasvaa in Finnish. You can’t write “I am (being) growing.” Olen (am being) disappears. Minä kasvan – I am growing Hän kasvaa – He grows / He is growing Sinä kasvat – You are growing Me kasvamme – We are growing Te kasvatte – You (multiple) are growing He kasvavat – They are growing Look into ‘inflected forms’ and r/learn_finnish I am grow? Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Because the Finnish language structure is not the same as English. You cannot translate word-for-word. “I grow” is enough as continuous present in Finnish, and sometimes as future tense as well, depending on context. Also, try the r/LearnFinnish sub, it is more suitable.
Because that is not how you conjugate the word kasvaa in Finnish. You can’t write “I am (being) growing.” Olen (am being) disappears. Minä kasvan – I am growing Hän kasvaa – He grows / He is growing Sinä kasvat – You are growing Me kasvamme – We are growing Te kasvatte – You (multiple) are growing He kasvavat – They are growing Look into ‘inflected forms’ and r/learn_finnish
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Because the Finnish language structure is not the same as English. You cannot translate word-for-word.
“I grow” is enough as continuous present in Finnish, and sometimes as future tense as well, depending on context.
Also, try the r/LearnFinnish sub, it is more suitable.
Because that is not how you conjugate the word kasvaa in Finnish. You can’t write “I am (being) growing.” Olen (am being) disappears.
Minä kasvan – I am growing
Hän kasvaa – He grows / He is growing
Sinä kasvat – You are growing
Me kasvamme – We are growing
Te kasvatte – You (multiple) are growing
He kasvavat – They are growing
Look into ‘inflected forms’ and r/learn_finnish
I am grow?