sininen
/ˈsininen/
sininen is the Finnish word for blue.
sininen is used to describe something that is blue-coloured. It can function as an adjective, but it also acts as a noun to refer to anything blue or to blue clothing.
Meaning: blue-coloured (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, sininen must agree with the noun it modifies in case and number. The partitive form sinistä is used when describing an uncountable amount of blue, such as sinistä väriä (blue color). The genitive form sinisen is used to indicate possession or to modify a noun in the genitive case, such as sinisen auton (of the blue car).
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈsininen/
Did you know?
- Finnish is one of the few languages that has a distinct word for 'blue' separate from 'green'. Many other ancient languages once used a single term to cover both colors.
- Finland has a unique cultural association where sininen is linked to the 'blue hour', the twilight period where the snow-covered landscape turns a deep blue.
- In Finnish folk songs, the color sininen is often used metaphorically to describe things that are pure, clear, or even melancholic, rather than just a visual property.
Examples in context
- Se auto on sininen.The car is blue.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe a car as being sininen.Tatoeba #7757088 by Thanuir, translation #1394266 by Spamster
- Tuo kukka on sininen.That flower is blue.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe a flower as being sininen.Tatoeba #7463001 by Thanuir, translation #7327836 by MarijnKp
- Se taivas on sininen.The sky is blue.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe the sky as being sininen.Tatoeba #7894615 by Thanuir, translation #18275 by CK
- Sininen autoThe blue car
- Sininen taloThe blue house
- 40 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofia and Antti are looking at clothes in a shop.
- SofiaOnko tämä paita sininen?Is this shirt blue?
- AnttiKyllä, se on sininen.Yes, it is blue.
- SofiaMinä etsin tummempaa sinistä.I am looking for a darker blue.
- AnttiTämä toinen on myös sininen.This other one is also blue.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blue” translations and entries sininen, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
