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Loan words from Scandi are more common than you think. Eg Hei is a common greeting, tykätä is a common verb. For nouns there is even a whole paradigm for loans,
by anewhnaccount3 2y ago
Loan words from Scandi are more common than you think. Eg Hei is a common greeting, tykätä is a common verb. For nouns there is even a whole paradigm for loans, a large number of which are Scandi. They are not necessarily easy to recognise since they undergo sound changes eg plaasteri becomes laasteri
- akx 2y agoLoan words, yes, but that has very little to do with the grammar and structure of the language. "Jag tycker om dig" [sv] translates to "Tykkään sinusta" [fi], which isn't anywhere near the Scandic. Also, it's "laastari", not "laasteri", so uh.
- anewhnaccount3 2y agoOh well if I made a spelling mistake that obviously invalidates my whole point. Thank you for teaching me that Finnish is a very special language -- just like the Finns -- such an amazing an unique people ;)