Verbipääteeseen

Verbipääteeseen is a Finnish grammatical term referring to the ending of a verb. It is the morpheme that is attached to the verb stem to indicate various grammatical features such as person, number, tense, mood, and voice. Finnish verbs are highly inflected, and the verb ending carries a significant amount of grammatical information.

For example, in the verb "syö"-en" (I eat), "syö" is the verb stem, and "-n" is the verb ending indicating the first person singular and the present tense. Similarly, in "syövät" (they eat), "-vät" indicates the third person plural and the present tense. The verb endings change depending on the subject of the sentence and the intended meaning.

Finnish verb endings are part of a complex system of conjugation. The specific endings used depend on the verb's conjugation class, which is determined by the verb's stem. Mastering these endings is crucial for forming grammatically correct Finnish sentences. The concept of verbipääteeseen is fundamental to understanding Finnish verb morphology and syntax.