Bedeutung
Showing curiosity.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns value honesty. If you say you are interested, expect the other person to take it seriously and perhaps provide a lot of information on the topic. In a Finnish office, being 'kiinnostunut' is often a precursor to taking ownership of a project. It is a sign of a proactive employee. On apps like Instagram or LinkedIn, 'kiinnostunut' is used in comments to show support for an idea or event. Finnish universities encourage students to follow what they are 'kiinnostunut' in, leading to a culture of lifelong learning.
The -sta Rule
Always remember the 'from' case. If you are interested 'in' something, in Finnish you are interested 'about' it.
Don't be a book!
Never say 'Olen kiinnostava' unless you are trying to brag that you are an interesting person!
Bedeutung
Showing curiosity.
The -sta Rule
Always remember the 'from' case. If you are interested 'in' something, in Finnish you are interested 'about' it.
Don't be a book!
Never say 'Olen kiinnostava' unless you are trying to brag that you are an interesting person!
Spoken Finnish
In Helsinki, you'll often hear 'Mua kiinnostaa' instead of 'Olen kiinnostunut'. It's faster and very common.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct elative case ending (-sta/-stä).
Olen kiinnostunut musiikki__.
Musiikki ends in a back vowel harmony group, so it takes -sta.
Choose the correct form for a plural subject.
Me olemme _________ historiasta.
When the subject is 'me' (we), the participle must be in the plural partitive form 'kiinnostuneita'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Oletko kiinnostunut tästä kirjasta? B: Kyllä, ____ ____ kiinnostunut siitä.
The response needs the first-person singular form of the verb 'olla'.
Match the sentence to the situation.
Sentence: 'Olen kiinnostunut tästä työpaikasta.'
This is a standard professional expression of interest.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenOlen kiinnostunut musiikki__.
Musiikki ends in a back vowel harmony group, so it takes -sta.
Me olemme _________ historiasta.
When the subject is 'me' (we), the participle must be in the plural partitive form 'kiinnostuneita'.
A: Oletko kiinnostunut tästä kirjasta? B: Kyllä, ____ ____ kiinnostunut siitä.
The response needs the first-person singular form of the verb 'olla'.
Sentence: 'Olen kiinnostunut tästä työpaikasta.'
This is a standard professional expression of interest.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, 'Olen kiinnostunut sinusta' means 'I am interested in you'.
'Kiinnostunut' is curiosity; 'innostunut' is excitement/enthusiasm.
Finnish verbs have 'government' (rektio). This specific phrase requires the elative case (-sta).
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
Say 'Kiitos, mutta en ole juuri nyt kiinnostunut'.
Usually no. Use 'Tykkään' (I like) for food preferences.
The plural is 'kiinnostuneita'. Example: 'Me olemme kiinnostuneita'.
No, Finnish has no grammatical gender. It's the same for everyone!
No, you should use the noun form: 'Olen kiinnostunut uimisesta'.
'Mielenkiinto' is the noun 'interest'. 'Olla kiinnostunut' is the phrase 'to be interested'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
kiinnostava
similarinteresting
innostunut
builds onexcited
harrastaa
specialized formto have as a hobby
mielenkiintoinen
synonyminteresting
