Title: To have
Course: Viestintä ja vuorovaikutus toisella kotimaisella, suomi 2 op > Section: The Personal Pronouns and the Verbs Be and Have

Omistaminen – to have

First, let’s watch a short video: Finnish Grammar for Beginners | "I have" and "Do you have...?" in Finnish (youtube.com)

Minulla on = I have

Sinulla on = you have (you singular)

Hänellä on = he or she has

Meillä on = we have

Teillä on = you (guys) have (you plural)

Heillä on = they have

Minulla on idea = I have an idea.

Meillä on auto = we have a car

Hänellä on tietokone = he or she has a computer

Questions – do you have?

Onko minulla = do I have

Onko sinulla = do you have

Onko hänellä = does he or she have

Onko meillä = do we have

Onko teillä  = do you (guys) have

Onko heillä = do they have

Examples: Onko sinulla idea? = Do you have an idea?

Onko meillä aikaa? = Do we have time?

Onko teillä talo? = Do you have a house?

This -lla on – structure meaning ‘to have’ also works with names and nouns.

Maria – Marialla on poika (= Maria has a son/ a boy)

Harri – Harrilla on polkupyörä (= Harri has a bike)

Opettaja – Opettajalla on auto (=the teacher has a car)

Opiskelija – Opiskelijalla on tietokone (the student has a computer).

Please note! If it is hard to pronounce a name with -lla on directly attached, you add an extra -i:

Ahmed - Ahmedilla on laukku (= Ahmed has a bag)

Johan – Johanilla on idea (= Johan has an idea)