Conjugation of lukea in Finnish
lukeato readregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | luen | |
| sinä | luet | |
| hän | lukee | |
| me | luemme | |
| te | luette | |
| he | lukevat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- hän
hän luetlukeeThird-person singular uses -ee: say 'hän lukee', not the second-person ending 'luet'.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | luin | |
| sinä | luit | |
| hän | luki | |
| me | luimme | |
| te | luitte | |
| he | lukivat |
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen lukenut | |
| sinä | olet lukenut | |
| hän | on lukenut | |
| me | olemme lukeneet | |
| te | olette lukeneet | |
| he | ovat lukeneet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- minä
minä olen lukeneetolen lukenutThe perfect participle agrees in number: for singular subject use 'olen lukenut' (not plural 'lukeneet').
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin lukenut | |
| sinä | olit lukenut | |
| hän | oli lukenut | |
| me | olimme lukeneet | |
| te | olitte lukeneet | |
| he | olivat lukeneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | lukisin | |
| sinä | lukisit | |
| hän | lukisi | |
| me | lukisimme | |
| te | lukisitte | |
| he | lukisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- minä
minä lukaisinlukisinConditional is formed from the past stem + -isi; the correct form is 'lukisin' (no extra 'a').
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | lue | |
| hän | lukekoon | |
| me | lukekaamme | |
| te | lukekaa | |
| he | lukekoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
luolue'Lue' is the 2nd-person imperative ('Read!'); 'luo' is from a different verb (luoda = to create).
lukea — frequently asked questions
Is lukea a regular verb?
Yes — lukea is a regular Finnish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does lukea mean?
lukea is a Finnish verb meaning "to read".