Conjugation of suosia in Finnish
suosiato favor; to supportregular
Preesenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | suosin | |
| sinä | suosit | |
| hän | suosii | |
| me | suosimme | |
| te | suositte | |
| he | suosivat |
Common mistakes in the Preesens
- hän
suosisuosii3rd person singular present is suosii, with -ii- in the stem. - he
suosiisuosivat3rd person plural present is suosivat, not the singular form.
Imperfektisimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | suosin | |
| sinä | suosit | |
| hän | suosi | |
| me | suosimme | |
| te | suositte | |
| he | suosivat |
Common mistakes in the Imperfekti
- hän
suosiisuosiPast tense 3rd singular is suosi, not the present form.
Perfektipresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olen suosinut | |
| sinä | olet suosinut | |
| hän | on suosinut | |
| me | olemme suosineet | |
| te | olette suosineet | |
| he | ovat suosineet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekti
- me
olemme suosinutolemme suosineetIn the plural perfect, the participle agrees in the plural: olemme suosineet.
Pluskvamperfektipluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | olin suosinut | |
| sinä | olit suosinut | |
| hän | oli suosinut | |
| me | olimme suosineet | |
| te | olitte suosineet | |
| he | olivat suosineet |
Common mistakes in the Pluskvamperfekti
- he
olivat suosinutolivat suosineetIn the plural pluperfect, use the plural participle: olivat suosineet.
Konditionaaliconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| minä | suosisin | |
| sinä | suosisit | |
| hän | suosisi | |
| me | suosisimme | |
| te | suosisitte | |
| he | suosisivat |
Common mistakes in the Konditionaali
- te
suosisisittesuosisitteThe correct 2nd person plural conditional is suosisitte.
Imperatiiviimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| sinä | suosi | |
| hän | suosikoon | |
| me | suosikaamme | |
| te | suosikaa | |
| he | suosikoot |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiivi
- me
suosimmesuosikaammeThe 1st person plural imperative is suosikaamme, not the indicative form.
suosia — frequently asked questions
Is suosia a regular verb?
Yes — suosia is a regular Finnish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does suosia mean?
suosia is a Finnish verb meaning "to favor; to support".