Questions & Answers about Nolla, yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä.
How do these basic numbers connect to the 11-20 numbers we are learning in this lesson?
These basic numbers act as the exact starting blocks. To say 11, 12, 13, and 14, you simply take these words and add toista to the end. For example, 11 is yksitoista and 14 is neljätoista.
Will I always hear Finns pronounce these numbers exactly as written here?
Not usually! When counting quickly in everyday spoken Finnish, people almost always shorten the first two numbers to yks and kaks.
If I want to count objects like 'one car' or 'four cars', do I just put these words in front of the noun?
Yes, but there is an important A1 rule to remember here! The number yksi works like English: 'one car' is yksi auto. But for any number higher than one, the word that follows it must be in the partitive case. So, 'four cars' becomes neljä autoa.
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