Second National Language Finnish - Intermediate study materials
Second National Language Finnish - Intermediate study resources

Second National Language Finnish - Intermediate flashcards

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väite
A statement put forward for consideration or support, distinguished from the evidence offered to justify accepting it.
perustelu
A reason offered in support of a position, whose relevance and strength must be assessed in its actual context.
kertoja
The voice presenting a narrative, which must not automatically be identified with the real author or every character.
näkökulma
The perspective through which information or events are presented, affecting what the audience can know and how it is framed.
motiivi
A recurring narrative or poetic element whose significance is developed through its actual repetitions and contextual associations.
lähde
An identifiable origin of information, interpretation or quoted material whose purpose, context and limitations require consideration.
myönnytys
An acknowledged point that can precede a contrasting qualification, without necessarily conceding the writer’s entire argument.
tulkinta
An explanation of meaning supported by relevant details, distinguished from unsupported speculation or merely retelling events.
objekti
A grammatical complement involved in the action or relation expressed by a verb, distinguished from the recipient in a giving construction.
partitiivi
A Finnish grammatical case occurring in several constructions, including many negative objects, whose interpretation depends on the complete sentence.
inessiivi
An internal local case often expressing location within something, learned through actual inflected forms and conventional uses.
illatiivi
An internal local case commonly marking movement into a place or another relationship required by a particular construction.
elatiivi
An internal local case often marking movement out of something or a relationship governed by the actual expression.
konditionaali
A verbal mood used in hypothetical and other contexts, including some polite requests, without proving the event actually occurred.
relatiivipronomini
A pronoun introducing a relative clause, whose inflection reflects its grammatical role within that clause and relevant reference.
sidosteisuus
The linking of text through reference, connectors and related devices, helping readers recover relationships between sentences and paragraphs.
johdonmukaisuus
An intelligible progression of ideas that maintains the response’s direction and avoids unexplained contradictions or unrelated shifts.
referointi
The presentation of another source’s content in a new response, retaining meaning and attribution while selecting relevant information.
rekisteri
Language choices appropriate to audience, relationship and communicative situation, rather than one universal level of formality for every Finnish interaction.
vastaväite
A reason challenging a position, represented fairly before it is answered, qualified or incorporated into the writer’s final judgment.