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    • Mistä, Missä, Mihin
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    • "Joka" pronomini / The Pronoun "joka"
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    • Verbien "minen" substantiivimuoto / The Noun Form of a Verb
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      • 3. infinitiivi / The 3rd Infinitive
      • 1. infinitiivi pitkä muoto / 1st Infinitive: long form
      • 2. infinitiivi / The 2nd Infinitive
      • 4. infinitiivi / The 4th Infinitive
      • 5. infinitiivi / The 5th Infinitive
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      • Passiivin 2. partisiippi / The Passive 2nd Participle
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Mistä, Missä, Mihin

All 3 of those words mean "where". However they are all different. Let's take them one at a time.

Mistä

This typically means "from where". 
For example: Mistä tulet? means Where do you come from? 

And remember, if you're asked a question that starts with the word mistä, then your answer should end with the suffix -sta/-stä.

So If somebody asks:    Mistä olet kotoisin?
You'll answer with:       Lontoosta, Tukholmasta, Espanjasta or whatever...

Mistä is also often used in the same way as the English word about. For example:
Kirjoitin artikkelin ruoasta.     >     I wrote an article about food.
Mistä puhut?                                         >     What are you talking about?

There are certain verbs that are paired with the question word mistä, such as tykätä, nauttia, ostaa, and puhua.
To learn more about this, check the page entitled "Rektiot <> Rections" in the edistynyt section.

Missä

This typically means "in where" or simply "where" when referring to where something is rather than going to or coming from. 
For example: Missä istut? means Where are you sitting?

And remember, if you're asked a question that starts with the word missä, then your answer should end with the suffix -ssa/-ssä.

So if somebody asks:        Missä olit viikonlopuna?
You'll answer:                      Klubissa, kaupassa, saunassa or whatever...

Again, there are certain verbs that are paired with the word missä, such as käydä, olla, seisoa, and viihtyä.
To learn more about this, check the page entitle "Rektiot <> Rections" in the edistynyt section.

Mihin

This typically means "to where".
For example:   Mihin menet kesällä? means Where are you going (to) in the summer?

To put a word into the mihin or illatiivi form, we need to do things a little differently. The suffix has to be either:

+Vn:  If the word's vartalo ends with a vowel
 
talo    > talo-on         nainen    > naise-en            kauppa   > kauppa-an          pankki    > pankki-in


+hVn:  If the word has only 1 syllable and ends with 2 vowels

maa   > maahan           työ    > työhön                 puu    > puuhun                     tie    > tiehen


+seen: If the word contains 2 or more syllables and the vartalo ends with 2 vowels


Lontoo   > Lontoo-seen         osoite    > osoittee-seen          kaunis   > kaunii-seen                   tehdas   > tehtaa-seen


Notice also that in all words that KPT rules apply to, the mihin form is ALWAYS STRONG unlike with missä and mistä.

So if somebody asks: Mihin maahan menet lomaksi?

You'll answer:               Thaimaahan, Skotlantiin, Espanjaan or whatever...

Once again, there are certain verbs that are paired with the word mihin, such as väsyä, tutustua, vaikuttaa, and tottua.
To learn more about this, check the page entitled "Rektiot <> Rections" in the edistynyt section.



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  • Home
  • Keskitaso
    • Alkeet >
      • Tervehdykset / Greetings
      • Pronominit / Pronouns
      • Verbi "olla"/The verb "to be/to have"
      • Perusverbit / Basic verbs
      • Genetiivi / The Genitive
      • Numerot / Numbers
      • Aika / Time
      • Adjektiivit / Adjectives
      • Hyödylliset sanat / Useful Words
    • Aikamuodot / The Tenses >
      • Verbityypit ja preesens / Verb types and the present tense
      • Imperfekti / The Past tense
      • Perfekti / The Perfect tense
      • Pluskvamperfekti / The Past-perfect tense
      • Kielteinen / The Negative
      • Kertaus: Aikamuodot / Recap: The tenses
    • Kysymykset / Questions
    • Partitiivi / The Partitive
    • Nominityypit / Word types
    • Pasiivi / The Passive
    • Nesessiivi / The Necessive
    • Imperatiivi / The Imperative
    • Objekti / The Object
    • Adverbit / Adverbs
    • KPT
    • Mistä, Missä, Mihin
    • Komparatiivi ja Superlatiivi / The Comparative and Superlative
    • "Joka" pronomini / The Pronoun "joka"
    • Postpositiot / Post-positions
  • Edistynyt
    • Monikko / The Plural >
      • Monikon vartalo / The Plural Stem
      • Monikon partitiivi / The Plural Partitive
      • Monikon genetiivi / The Plural Genitive
      • Monikon illatiivi / The Plural Illative
    • Verbien "minen" substantiivimuoto / The Noun Form of a Verb
    • Konditionaali / The Conditional
    • Infinitiivit / The Infinitives >
      • 3. infinitiivi / The 3rd Infinitive
      • 1. infinitiivi pitkä muoto / 1st Infinitive: long form
      • 2. infinitiivi / The 2nd Infinitive
      • 4. infinitiivi / The 4th Infinitive
      • 5. infinitiivi / The 5th Infinitive
    • Rektiot / Rections
    • Essiivi ja translatiivi / The Essive and the Translative
  • Hyvin edistynyt
    • Lausetyypit / The Types of Clause
    • Partisiipit / The Participles >
      • Aktiivin 1. partisiippi / The Active 1st Participle
      • Aktiivin 2. partisiippi / The Active 2nd Participle
      • Passiivin 1. partisiippi / The Passive 1st Participle
      • Passiivin 2. partisiippi / The Passive 2nd Participle
      • Agenttipartisiippi / The Agent Participle
    • Lauseenvastike / Shortened Sentences
  • Puhekieli / Spoken Finnish
  • Artikkelit (Englanniksi) / Articles
    • Finnish: An easy language to learn?
    • 5 Ways to Learn Finnish More Quickly
    • Top 5 Finnish Textbooks for Teaching Yourself with
    • The 10 Best Words/Phrases in the Finnish Language
    • 5 Things That You Should Prepare For When Moving To Finland