oppia, opin, opin, oppinut - to learn
- Opin lukemaan neljävuotiaana. - I learned to read when I was four.
- Mitä me voimme oppia tästä? - What can we learn from this?
- Etkö sinä koskaan opi? - Don't you ever learn?
opiskella, opiskelen, opiskelin, opiskellut - to study
- Kuinka kauan sinä olet opiskellut suomea? - How long have you studied Finnish?
- Haluaisin opiskella oikeustiedettä. - I'd like to study law.
- No niin, opiskellaan! - Well then, let's study!
opettaa, opetan, opetin, opettanut - to teach
- Saanko minä opettaa sinulle jotain? - Can I teach you something?
- Oletko koskaan opettanut suomalaisia teini-ikäisiä? - Have you ever taught Finnish teenagers?
- Kuka opetti sinut ajamaan autoa? - Who taught you how to drive a car?
opetella, opettelen, opettelin, opetellut - to learn by doing (perhaps without a teacher), to teach oneself
- Voisitko opetella syömään suu kiinni? - Could you learn how to eat with you mouth shut?
- Tänä kesänä opettelen soittamaan kitaraa! - This summer, I will teach myself to play the guitar!
Sometime opetella is also used with languages like in this article. However, I often think that opetella is something that you do, not read.
3 comments:
A useful and relevant thing to point out here, especially for English speakers, is that 'opiskella' is used to talk about studying or taking a course in a particular discipline, while a different verb is used when talking about studying course material or reviewing/revising for an exam. (I think this would be 'lukea' (to read)?)
A similar mistake is often made by English speakers learning German, where 'studieren' would be the equivalent to 'opiskella' and 'lernen' to study or review for exam.
Yes, a very good point. Thanks for the addition!
Awesome! Mä opettelen suomea, and I was getting confused with the various words for "learning" :).
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