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### Negative Yes/No Questions

Ask negative questions to seek confirmation, express surprise, or invite someone to agree with you, much like "Isn't it?", "Don't you?", or "Aren't we?" in English. 

To form a negative yes/no question, attach the question clitic **-kö** directly to the negative verb. (Because the negative verb only contains front or neutral vowels, it always takes **-kö**, never **-ko**.)

| Pronoun | Negative Verb | Negative Question | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| minä | en | **enkö** | don't I? / aren't I? |
| sinä | et | **etkö** | don't you? / aren't you? |
| hän / se | ei | **eikö** | doesn't he/she/it? / isn't he/she/it? |
| me | emme | **emmekö** | don't we? / aren't we? |
| te | ette | **ettekö** | don't you? / aren't you? |
| he / ne | eivät | **eivätkö** | don't they? / aren't they? |

Start with the negative verb, followed by the subject, and then the main verb.

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### Sharing Reactions and Surprise

Negative questions are perfect for sharing strong reactions to things around you.

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To emphasize your surprise or disbelief, add **tosiaan** (really / indeed). 

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When reacting to food with the verb **maistua** (to taste), remember that the adjective typically takes the ablative case (**-lta/-ltä**).

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Negative yes/no questions (eikö, enkö)

adjective

adposition

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (tämä, tuo, se)

Singular personal pronouns (minä, sinä, hän)

Plural personal pronouns (me, te, he)

Plural demonstratives (nämä, nuo, ne)

Coordinating conjunctions (ja, mutta, tai)

Yes/no questions (-ko / -kö)

Basic question words (kuka, mikä, missä)

Negation of to be (en ole, ei ole)

The inessive case (-ssa / -ssä)

Double consonant gradation (kk, pp, tt)

Consonant gradation (-ssa/-ssä)

Verb Type 1 (puhun, puhut, puhuu)

Verb Type 1 with consonant gradation

Negative verbs (en puhu, et lue)

External location (-lla/-llä)

There is / there are (kaupungissa on)

Possession (minulla on)

Numbers 1 to 10 (yksi, kaksi, kolme)

The partitive singular (-a/-ä, -ta/-tä)

Quantities with numbers (kaksi autoa)

Negative possession (ei ole)

Numbers 11 to 100 and 1000

Partitive verbs

Partitive personal pronouns (minua, sinua)

Verb Type 2 (-da/-dä)

Partitive for mass nouns (-a/-ä, -ta/-tä)

Partitive for negative objects

Adjective agreement

Verb Type 3

The elative case (-sta/-stä)

Negative possession (minulla ei ole…)

The illative case (-Vn, -hVn, -seen)

Numbers 21 to 99

Static vs. movement verbs

Verb Type 4 (-Vta / -Vtä)

Verb Type 5 (-ita / -itä)

Genitive singular for possession (-n)

Total object (-n)

Accusative personal pronouns (-t)

Obligation (täytyy)

Into places (-Vn, -hVn, -seen)

Postpositions with the genitive

My and your (-ni, -si)

Onto and to someone (-lle)

From someone or somewhere (-lta, -ltä)

Telling time (kello on...)

Months of the year (-ssa, -ssä)

Days of the week (-na, -nä)

When and why (milloin, miksi)

The illative case (mihin, -Vn, -hVn, -seen)

Past tense of to be (olin, olit, oli)

The seasons (kevät, kesä, syksy, talvi)

The imperative mood (lue!, syö!, mene!)

The past tense of to be (olin, oli)

The illative case (-hVn, -seen)

Greetings and goodbyes (hei, näkemiin)

Thank you and sorry (kiitos, anteeksi)

Liking things (pitää / tykätä + -sta/-stä)

Temporary states and roles (-na/-nä)

Change of state (-ksi)

Ongoing actions (-massa/-mässä)

Going to do an action (-maan/-mään)

Returning from an action (-masta/-mästä)

Third-person possessives (-nsa/-nsä or -Vn)

Plural possessives (-mme, -nne)

Indefinite pronouns (joku, jokin, kaikki)

Negative indefinite pronouns (ei kukaan, ei mikään)

Commands for verb types 4 and 5

Adverb formation (-sti)

Past tense for verb type 1 (-i-)

Past tense vowel changes for verb type 1 (-o- / -i-)

Past tense for verb type 2 (-i-)

Past tense for verb type 3 (-i-)

Past tense for verb type 4 (-si-)

Past tense for verb type 5 (-itsi-)

Past tense consonant gradation

Past participles for verb types 1 and 2 (-nut / -nyt)

Past participle singular for verb types 3-5 (-nnut, -llut)

Active past participle plural (-neet)

Past tense negative (en mennyt, emme olleet)

The perfect tense (olen ollut)

The perfect tense negative (en ole nähnyt)

Total plural objects (-t)

Partitive plural (-ia / -iä)

Partitive plural (-ja / -jä)

Question	Answer
nice	mukava
Isn't the new teacher nice?	Eikö uusi opettaja ole mukava?
great	hieno
Isn't this city great?	Eikö tämä kaupunki ole hieno?
party	juhla
Aren't these parties great?	Eivätkö nämä juhlat ole hienot?
true	tosi
Isn't it true that the party was yesterday?	Eikö ole totta, että juhla oli eilen?
stupid	typerä
Wasn't the story stupid?	Eikö juttu ollut typerä?
Wasn't I stupid yesterday?	Enkö minä ollut typerä eilen?
familiar	tuttu
Isn't that man familiar?	Eikö tuo mies ole tuttu?
Isn't this book expensive?	Eikö tämä kirja ole kallis?
unbelievable	uskomaton
Isn't this weather unbelievable?	Eikö tämä sää ole uskomaton?
Wasn't the movie unbelievable?	Eikö elokuva ollut uskomaton?
ridiculous	naurettava
Don't you think that the rule is ridiculous?	Ettekö te ajattele, että sääntö on naurettava?
really	tosiaan
Don't we really have to pay this ridiculous bill?	Eikö meidän tosiaan täydy maksaa tätä naurettavaa laskua?
to taste (have a flavor)	maistua
Doesn't the soup taste good?	Eikö keitto maistu hyvältä?
Doesn't the cake taste delicious?	Eikö kakku maistu herkulliselta?
Don't you really know?	Etkö sinä tosiaan tiedä?
Isn't this a good idea?	Eikö tämä ole hyvä idea?
Don't we sing well?	Emmekö me laula hyvin?
Isn't this sofa really comfortable?	Eikö tämä sohva ole tosi mukava?
Isn't that familiar man a teacher?	Eikö tuo tuttu mies ole opettaja?
totally, completely (colloquial)	ihan
The party was completely nice.	Juhla oli ihan mukava.
That is totally unbelievable.	Se on ihan uskomatonta.
but rather (after a negative)	vaan
It is not stupid, but rather great.	Se ei ole typerää, vaan hienoa.
I am not going to the party, but rather staying home.	En mene juhlaan, vaan jään kotiin.
nice, fun (colloquial)	kiva
The party was completely nice.	Juhla oli ihan kiva.
Nice to see you!	Kiva nähdä sinua!

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