Word
Hän on englantilainen ja väsynyt.
Meaning
He is English and tired.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hän on englantilainen ja väsynyt.
olla
to be
englantilainen
English / English person
hän
he / she
väsynyt
tired
Questions & Answers about Hän on englantilainen ja väsynyt.
The translation says "He is", but how do we know hän means "he" and not "she"?
You don't! Finnish does not have gendered pronouns. The word hän means both "he" and "she". You usually just know which one it is based on the context of the conversation or story.
Why do we use on here instead of olen?
Why isn't the word for "English" (englantilainen) capitalized?
I see the word Englanti (England) hidden inside englantilainen. How does that ending work?
When you want to describe a person from a certain place, you take the name of the place and add the suffix -lainen (or -läinen). So, Englanti (England) becomes englantilainen (English person or English). You can do this with almost any country or city!