A1

Impersonal Constructions

Nollapersoonarakenne

About this concept

Zero-person construction: verb in 3rd singular, no subject. täytyy (must), saa (may), kannattaa (it's worth). Common in Finnish.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

Täällä saa uida.One may swim here.
Kannattaa yrittää.It's worth trying.
Tarvitsee odottaa.One needs to wait.
Täällä ei saa tupakoida.Smoking is not allowed here.

Prerequisite

Present TenseA1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsPersoonapronominitVowel HarmonyVokaalisointuNominative and Partitive CasesNominatiivi ja PartitiiviGenitive CaseGenetiiviOlla (to be)Olla-verbi

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