How to use the Finnish words 'tunti', 'tunne' and 'tunto

Sometimes my students thank me for the feeling (tunteesta) when they probably mean to thank for the  lesson (tunnista). Here's a post about three nouns that get mixed a lot.

1. Tunti is an hour, but also a lesson, even it would last something else than 60 minutes. 

• nonimative: tunti, tunnit
• genitive: tunnin, tuntien
• partitive: tuntia, tunteja

Useful sentences:

• Kiitos tunnista! - Thanks for the lesson!
• Minun on vaikea keskittyä tunnilla. - It's hard for me to focus on a lesson.
• Juoksen tunnissa kuusi kilometriä. - I run six kilometres in an hour. 

2. Tunne is a feeling or and an emotion.

• nominative: tunne, tunteet
• genitive: tunteen, tunteiden
• partitive: tunnetta, tunteita

Useful sentences:

• Se tunne, kun... - The feeling when...
• Tiedän tunteen. - I know the feeling.
• Eikö sinulla ole tunteita? - Don't you have feelings?

3. Tunto is a feeling, a sense. 

• nominative: tunto, tunnot
• genitive: tunnon, tuntojen
• partitive: tuntoa, tuntoja

Ok, this one is not used so much, but you might need this sentence one day:

• Minulla ei ole tuntoa oikeassa kädessäni! - I cannot feel anything with my right hand/arm!
• Minulla on huono omatunto. - I have a bad conscience.

Lue lisää:

• Finnish feelings in a nutshell
• A post about innoissani and other adverbs
• The eleven most useful cases

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