Conjugation of sulkea in Finnish
sulkeato closeirregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | suljen | |
| sinä | suljet | |
| hän | sulkee | |
| me | suljemme | |
| te | suljette | |
| he | sulkevat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- hän
sulkesulkeeThe 3rd person singular present is sulkee, not *sulke.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | suljin | |
| sinä | suljit | |
| hän | sulki | |
| me | suljimme | |
| te | suljitte | |
| he | sulkivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- minä
sulkeninsuljinUse the strong past stem sulki-: suljin.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen sulkenut | |
| sinä | olet sulkenut | |
| hän | on sulkenut | |
| me | olemme sulkeneet | |
| te | olette sulkeneet | |
| he | ovat sulkeneet |
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin sulkenut | |
| sinä | olit sulkenut | |
| hän | oli sulkenut | |
| me | olimme sulkeneet | |
| te | olitte sulkeneet | |
| he | olivat sulkeneet |
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | sulkisin | |
| sinä | sulkisit | |
| hän | sulkisi | |
| me | sulkisimme | |
| te | sulkisitte | |
| he | sulkisivat |
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | sulje | |
| me | sulkekaamme | |
| te | sulkekaa | |
| he | sulkekoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- sinä
sulkäsuljeThe singular imperative is sulje, not *sulkä.
sulkea — frequently asked questions
Is sulkea a regular verb?
No — sulkea is an irregular Finnish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does sulkea mean?
sulkea is a Finnish verb meaning "to close".