Finnish participles in a nutshell

I really like participles. In short, they are kind of like verbs turned into adjectives. They behave like any adjective, so you can add case endings, and some of them you can even compare. Participles are really common in written texts. In spoken language, we often replace the participle with a sentence that starts with joka. Some participles are also used in past tense expressions and other slightly complicated structures.

Lukeva tyttö	A reading girl A girl who reads
Lukenut tyttö	A girl who read A girl who has read
Luettava kirja	A book that has to be read A book that can be read A book that will be read
Luettu kirja	A book that has been read
Tytön lukema kirja	A book that the girl read A book that the girl has read
Lukematon kirja	A book that has not been read

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