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by Rob A. » Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:02 am
Hi Alden
...good to hear from you...hope all is going well. I haven't been bothering too much with Finnish in recent years, though it seems it's a bit like riding a bicycle...you don't totally forget, just get a bit rusty. I was responding to a post on some other website and the topic of learning Finnish came up. The case system really is a great feature of Finnish once you get the hang of it.... Obviously, in English, prepositions are used for many of the same functions, but of course, the case system goes further.
Currently, my focus has been on learning German, and I'm getting close to fluency now, though, the reality is that off and on I've been studying German for most of my life, but getting enough practice has been an issue. Four main cases in German, though I keep reading the German genitive is dying out, but I'm getting the impression that is probably a bit overstated.
German does seem a lot easier to learn...similar ancient language base as English, but also because of the large number of speakers, there are plenty of online resources....and the resources tend to be prepared with the usual Teutonic thoroughness. I quite like that these days it is really quite easy to stream German television...many shows with German subtitles...and terrific, at least, for passive listening comprehension.
Anyway enough for now...
Cheers Rob