Signification
Frequency of an activity.
Contexte culturel
The 'Saturday Sauna' is a weekly tradition for many. Even if people don't have a sauna at home, they often have a reserved 'saunavuoro' in their building once a week. Children usually have 'karkkipäivä' (candy day) once a week to promote healthy teeth and habits. Weekly magazines (viikkolehdet) are very popular and are delivered to homes once a week, often on Thursdays. In many workplaces, there is a 'perjantaipulla' (Friday bun) tradition where the team eats sweet buns together once a week.
The Container Rule
Always remember that frequency in Finnish uses the 'in' case (-ssa). If you are inside the week, you are 'viikossa'.
Don't forget the 'n'
It's 'kerran', not 'kerta'. 'Kerta' is the noun, 'kerran' is the adverb.
Signification
Frequency of an activity.
The Container Rule
Always remember that frequency in Finnish uses the 'in' case (-ssa). If you are inside the week, you are 'viikossa'.
Don't forget the 'n'
It's 'kerran', not 'kerta'. 'Kerta' is the noun, 'kerran' is the adverb.
Expand your range
Once you master 'kerran viikossa', you can say 'kerran päivässä' (once a day) or 'kerran tunnissa' (once an hour) using the same logic.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing word to say 'once a week'.
Käyn saunassa kerran ______.
We use the inessive case (-ssa) to show frequency within a time period.
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'I exercise twice a week'?
When the number is more than one, 'kerta' must be in the partitive form 'kertaa'.
Match the frequency to the typical Finnish activity.
Karkkipäivä (Candy day)
In Finland, candy day is traditionally a weekly treat, usually on Saturdays.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Kuinka usein siivoat? B: ______.
'Kerran viikossa' answers the question 'how often' (kuinka usein).
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesKäyn saunassa kerran ______.
We use the inessive case (-ssa) to show frequency within a time period.
How do you say 'I exercise twice a week'?
When the number is more than one, 'kerta' must be in the partitive form 'kertaa'.
Karkkipäivä (Candy day)
In Finland, candy day is traditionally a weekly treat, usually on Saturdays.
A: Kuinka usein siivoat? B: ______.
'Kerran viikossa' answers the question 'how often' (kuinka usein).
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsIt is grammatically okay but sounds very robotic. 'Kerran viikossa' is much more natural.
Use 'kaksi kertaa viikossa'. Note that 'kerta' becomes 'kertaa'.
In the context of frequency, yes. In other contexts, it can mean 'within a week' (e.g., 'I finished the book in a week').
Yes, but 'viikoittain' is more like 'weekly' (formal), while 'kerran viikossa' is 'once a week' (neutral).
'Viikolla' refers to the time 'during the week' (weekdays), whereas 'viikossa' refers to the duration/container of the week.
Yes! Just change the word: 'kerran kuukaudessa'.
The phrase itself stays the same, but the verbs around it might change to slang forms (e.g., 'Mä dunaan tän kerran viikossa').
No, 'kerran viikossa' does not require a comma.
Add 'vähintään' to the beginning: 'vähintään kerran viikossa'.
Add 'vain': 'vain kerran viikossa'.
Expressions liées
kerran kuukaudessa
similaronce a month
joka viikko
synonymevery week
viikoittain
specialized formweekly
kaksi kertaa viikossa
builds ontwice a week
viikon välein
contrastat one-week intervals
