Top 5 Languages with the Hardest Grammar for English Speakers

In this article, we will look at the top 5 languages with the hardest grammar for English speakers. If you want to read our detailed analysis, you can directly go to the Top 20 Languages with the Hardest Grammar for English Speakers.

5. Finnish 

Number of Mentions: 4

Hours Required to Learn: 1,100

Average ranking: 5.8

Finnish belongs to the Uralic language family and is most commonly spoken in Finland. It wasn’t recognized as an official language of Finland till 1863, before which Swedish was used for government and education purposes. The language follows an old writing system dating back to the 16th century. In addition, its characteristic phonological features, including vowel harmony and consonant gradation, make it a difficult language to learn.