Bedeutung
Hard to accomplish.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns value 'sisu', which means continuing even when things are 'vaikea'. Admitting difficulty is not seen as a failure. In schools, students are encouraged to identify 'vaikeita asioita' (difficult things) to focus their studies. It's a pragmatic approach. In Finnish offices, 'vaikea' is often replaced by 'haastava' (challenging) to sound more professional and proactive. Calling someone 'vaikea ihminen' is a significant criticism in Finland, implying they are blocking progress or harmony.
The Partitive Rule
If you start a sentence with 'On...' (It is...), always use 'vaikeaa'.
Don't call people 'kova'
Calling someone 'kova' means they are tough or cool, while 'vaikea' means they are annoying/stubborn.
Bedeutung
Hard to accomplish.
The Partitive Rule
If you start a sentence with 'On...' (It is...), always use 'vaikeaa'.
Don't call people 'kova'
Calling someone 'kova' means they are tough or cool, while 'vaikea' means they are annoying/stubborn.
Use 'haastava' at work
In a Finnish CV or interview, use 'haastava' to show a positive attitude toward difficulty.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct form of the adjective.
Suomen kieli on ______.
When 'Suomen kieli' (the Finnish language) is the subject, we use the nominative 'vaikea'.
Fill in the missing word (partitive form).
On ______ puhua suomea.
Because 'puhua' (to speak) is an action, the adjective must be in the partitive form.
Match the sentence to the situation.
1. Älä ole niin vaikea! 2. Tämä kivi on kova. 3. Matematiikka on vaikeaa.
Vaikea describes people/tasks; kova describes physical objects.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Onko tämä peli vaikea? B: Ei, se on ______.
'Helppo' (easy) is the opposite of 'vaikea'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Vaikea vs. Kova
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenSuomen kieli on ______.
When 'Suomen kieli' (the Finnish language) is the subject, we use the nominative 'vaikea'.
On ______ puhua suomea.
Because 'puhua' (to speak) is an action, the adjective must be in the partitive form.
1. Älä ole niin vaikea! 2. Tämä kivi on kova. 3. Matematiikka on vaikeaa.
Vaikea describes people/tasks; kova describes physical objects.
A: Onko tämä peli vaikea? B: Ei, se on ______.
'Helppo' (easy) is the opposite of 'vaikea'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenUse 'vaikea' for specific nouns (Tämä kirja on vaikea). Use 'vaikeaa' for actions or abstract things (On vaikeaa uida).
No, use 'kova'. 'Vaikea sänky' would mean the bed is being difficult to deal with!
Yes, it's neutral. It's not rude to say something is difficult.
The opposite is 'helppo' (easy).
You say 'se muuttuu vaikeaksi'.
No, use 'painava' for weight.
They are close, but 'hankala' often implies 'awkward' or 'inconvenient'.
Vaikea lapsi.
Yes, it becomes 'vaikeita' or 'vaikeat'.
Yes, that is very common for a difficult game.
Verwandte Redewendungen
olla hankala
synonymto be tricky/awkward
olla helppo
contrastto be easy
vaikeusaste
builds ondegree of difficulty
vaikeuttaa
builds onto make difficult
olla työläs
similarto be laborious
