A Grammar Book of Finnish

by Leila White

A Grammar Book of Finnish is a practical basic grammar for foreign learners of Finnish. It presents clearly the central features of the Finnish grammar, containing the grammar needed for speaking, understanding and reading ordinary standard Finnish.

The book stands as a good support for beginners as well as for more experienced learners. The different word forms and sentence structures are accompanied by charts, tables and plenty of examples to make it easier to understand and memorize things.

Genres: Nonfiction

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Lexu · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is written in English and teaches a more advanced level of Finnish. This would be the next step after Leila White's "From start to Finnish". Unlike that book, "A Grammar Book of Finnish" has no pictures. No exercises in this book, either. Just Finnish grammar in black and white ink, from inside cover to inside cover. She'll explain a Finnish grammar law and give examples in the form of sentences. Every example has a Finnish and English translation. Very pragmatic book.

[Izzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel weird rating a reference book but 3 stars seems appropriate. This has been very useful lately, and I like the large number of examples used to back up the new grammar (of which there is A LOT in Finnish).

[Kailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

grammar reference written in English for students learning Finnish as a foreign language.