Bedeutung
Permitting entry or exit.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Finnish apartment buildings, it is polite to hold the door open for someone behind you, but don't expect a long conversation—a small nod is enough. Opening the sauna door ('avata saunan ovi') too often is frowned upon because the 'löyly' (steam/heat) escapes. Finns value directness. 'Opening the door' to a business deal usually involves a very factual and honest presentation rather than small talk. In Tove Jansson's Moomin stories, the door of the Moominhouse is never locked, symbolizing ultimate hospitality and safety.
Master the Object Case
Remember: 'Avaa ovi' (Command), 'Avaan oven' (I will open), 'En avaa ovea' (I won't open). This is the 'holy trinity' of Finnish grammar for this phrase.
Silence is Golden
If you open a door for a Finn, they might just nod. Don't take it as rudeness; it's a polite acknowledgement of the gesture.
Bedeutung
Permitting entry or exit.
Master the Object Case
Remember: 'Avaa ovi' (Command), 'Avaan oven' (I will open), 'En avaa ovea' (I won't open). This is the 'holy trinity' of Finnish grammar for this phrase.
Silence is Golden
If you open a door for a Finn, they might just nod. Don't take it as rudeness; it's a polite acknowledgement of the gesture.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'ovi' (door).
En halua avata ______ (negative sentence).
Negative sentences in Finnish require the partitive case.
Which sentence uses the figurative meaning?
Valitse oikea lause:
This sentence refers to future opportunities, not a physical door.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Kop kop! B: ______
When someone knocks (kop kop), the natural response is to say you are opening the door.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenEn halua avata ______ (negative sentence).
Negative sentences in Finnish require the partitive case.
Valitse oikea lause:
This sentence refers to future opportunities, not a physical door.
A: Kop kop! B: ______
When someone knocks (kop kop), the natural response is to say you are opening the door.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
3 FragenYes, 'avata ikkuna' is perfectly correct and very common.
No, 'avata' is the standard/neutral term. 'Aukaista' is slightly more descriptive of the physical mechanism.
Because opportunities are usually seen as multiple possibilities, so we use the plural partitive.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Sulkea ovi
contrastTo close the door.
Näyttää ovea
idiomTo ask someone to leave / to fire someone.
Olla ovet auki
similarTo have the doors open (to be open for business).
Koputtaa oveen
builds onTo knock on the door.
