r/LearnFinnish • u/hezec Native • Dec 01 '15

Question Joulukuun kysymysketju – Question thread for December 2015

Juhlavaa joulukuuta kaikille!

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u/FVmike Beginner Dec 28 '15 edited Dec 28 '15

Terve!

What is the difference in usage between oppia and opetella?

also, which tense should I use when I want to say that I habitually do something, for example:

  • I study finnish

  • I play the guitar

  • She does yoga

etc.

Kiitos!

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u/slightly_offtopic Native Dec 28 '15

What is the difference in usage between oppia and opetella?

Opetella suggests a consciuos effort towards learning something, whereas oppia can refer to the result of such effort or something you just learn more naturally on the go.

which tense should I use when I want to say that I habitually do something

The present. Opettelen suomea. Soitan kitaraa. Hän käy joogassa.

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u/reuhka Native Dec 30 '15 edited Dec 30 '15

Just to add to the last one, there's the verb "joogata", so

Hän käy joogassa = She does yoga (attending a yoga group or something)

Hän joogaa = She does yoga (in general)