Verb type 2

Type 2 verbs are often considered the easiest verbs as they do not undergo consonant gradation.

Pattern

Verbs ending in -da/-dä. For example:

• Syödä, to eat
• Juoda, to drink
• Uida, to swim
• Tehdä, to do
• Nähdä, to see

Stem

Finding the stem for type 2 verbs is very straight forward as the verbs do not undergo KPT consonant gradation. All that needs to be done is simply drop the -da/-dä from the verb.

Note that nothing is added to the stem for the third person of Hän.

Examples of type 2 verb conjugations

Syödä present tense conjugation chart

Juoda present tense conjugation chart

Uida present tense conjugation chart

Exceptional type 2 verbs

Some exceptional type 2 verbs exist, such as Nähdä and Tehdä, which follow their own which follow their own conjugation rules, as shown below:, as shown below:

Tehdä present tense conjugation chart

Nähdä present tense conjugation chart

Common type 2 verbs

• Imuroida, to vacuum
• Juoda, to drink
• Jäädä, to remain/stay
• Käydä, to go/visit
• Luennoida, to lecture
• Myydä, to sell
• Nähdä, to see
• Pysäköidä, to park
• Saada, to get
• Soida, to sound/ring
• Syödä, to eat
• Tehdä, to do
• Tuoda, to bring
• Uida, to swim
• Viedä, to take
• Voida, to be able to