finnish
finnish — adjective
1. connected to the country of Finland in northern Europe, the inhabitants of that
connected to the country of Finland in northern Europe, the inhabitants of that country, or their native language
Ingrid brought back a beautiful Finnish wool blanket from her trip to Helsinki.
collocation: Finnish wool / Finnish design
The Finnish education system is often ranked among the best in the world.
collocation: Finnish education system
Lotte's grandmother taught her how to bake traditional Finnish rye bread.
This small Finnish town holds a famous music festival every summer by the lake.
Many visitors admire Finnish architecture for its clean and simple design.
- from Finland
used after the noun instead of before it (people from Finland)
用法筆記
Place before a noun (Finnish food) or after the verb 'to be' (the food is Finnish). Do not use 'Finnish' as a noun to refer to a person — use 'a Finn' or 'Finnish person' instead.
常見錯誤
finnish — noun
1. the Uralic language spoken by about five million people, mainly in Finland, wher
the Uralic language spoken by about five million people, mainly in Finland, where it is one of the two official languages
Dario has been learning Finnish for two years and can now hold a simple conversation.
collocation: learn Finnish
The product instructions are written in both Finnish and Swedish.
passive: is written in Finnish
Antonia asked a friend to translate the poem from Finnish into English.
Elina sent her grandmother a postcard written entirely in Finnish.
Yael is reading a mystery novel originally written in Finnish.
- the Finnish language
fuller form, more formal
- Suomi
the name for Finnish in the Finnish language itself
用法筆記
Always uncountable. 'Finnish' as a noun refers only to the language. For a person from Finland, use 'a Finn' or 'a Finnish person'.