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Väistää par. vai akku.

E.g. väistää autoa/luodin

So, a learner would definitely begin to wonder, why not: väistää auton/luotia or both in par or accu.

I think I can kinda feel the difference, but not sure. 🫣

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 8 days ago

omistusliite / possessiivisuffiksi

>Fiksuilla ihmisillä on omat varasuunnitelmat sen varalta, että valtio päättää heidän kohtalostaan heidän puolestaan.

How will the meaning change if the sentence written: Fiksuilla ihmisillä on omat varasuunnitelmat sen varalta, että valtio päättää heidän kohtalosta puolestaan?

I am not sure if the original text is grammatically correct. It's from an AI bot. However, I cannot NOT see the repetition of "heidän" and the "-aan" forms, which is why I am here. :D

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 15 days ago

Lämmintä vs lämmin

This might have been asked here many times before, but a quick search didn't give me any results. So, here's a question.

It's nighttime, and you go to the balcony. You say, "Aika lämmin" or "aika lämmintä". What's the difference?

Same here: Täällä on lämmin vs lämmintä. On lämmintä/lämmin ulkona.

Would I be wrong to think this way:

lämmintä = It's warm in general. lämmin = It's warm here on the balcony?

Thanks in advance! :D

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 21 days ago

Muija word

I have often heard that the word "muija" is problematic to some people but I never got a clear answer why. Is a dialect? If so, in which part of Finland exactly is this word a problem 🤔

Elastinen sang, "mitä muijat, mikä boogie". Gettomasa sang, "mul on muijia stadissa"

So far so good?

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 23 days ago

How to read in Finnish symbols like : and /

I have always struggled to remember how to read symbols aloud.

  • "1:1", "2:3", etc. in Finnish? (This is the most troublesome one)
  • "1 vs 1", "2 vs 2" in Finnish? (yksi vastaan yksi, kaksi vastaan kaksi? )
  • "3/4", etc. in Finnish? (kolme neljäsosa? or kolme neljästä?)

And other important symbols as examples, if possible! Thanks.

A relevant link or even just the words would suffice, as I can search for them online myself. :D

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 2 months ago

Makkarakastike on hyvää!

Makkarakastike on hyvää! I know this or I hope I know this one. However, "makkarakastike on parempi kuin kaalikeitto" or "onko makkarakastike parempi vai kaalikeitto" have nominative, not partitive.

Kaalikeitto on hyvää, mutta makkarakastike on parempi?

Can someone explain this to me? Thanks.

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 2 months ago

Such a clear case of not-partitive as far as I am concerned 🫩

Can someone shed light on why the first one is in partitive?

u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago

Tullen, tullessa & tultaessa

Hän pettää tilaisuuden tullen vai tullessa? And how about tultaessa?

I’m confused about their meanings and usages.

Tullen = by coming, when coming? Tullessa = while coming, when it comes? Tultaessa = upon coming?

I’ve kind of understood that “tilaisuuden tullen” is correct or it's a phrase, but I don’t see why we can’t use “tullessa” instead. Obviously, one could compose a sentence using “tilaisuuden tultaessa” also and have the same meaning as with tullen or tullessa?

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago

Koko suku on ........

Koko suku on varkaita. Koko suku on rosvoja. Koko perhe on huijareita.

Vai

varas, rosvo, huijari?

I am trying to understand where it takes singular, plural, and possibly the partitive.

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago

Is this how it goes with "sallittu vai sallittua" case also?

My own understanding from consulting whatever showed up in web searches is that "kiellettyä" or "sallittua" is "jaollinen" meaning it applies universally, whereas "kielletty" or "sallittu" applies to a specific place, case, or people only. So, yeah, that's how it goes!

Mielipide?

u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago

Parissa viikossa vai pariin viikkoon

>pahimpina ylityöaikoina on tienannut yli neljää donaa pariin viikkoon

I often encounter situations where I need to decide between e.g. parissa viikossa and pariin viikkoon. What is the grammar rule or logic behind choosing one over the other?

In this example, I suppose both pariin viikkoon and parissa viikossa work, but are there specific grammar rules that dictate which one to use and in what circumstances?

Another example: En ole nähnyt häntä pariin viikkoon / pariksi viikoksi / parissa viikossa.

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago

sen vertaa vs sen verran

What distinguishes these two terms? The one found in Wiktionary (sen verran) is the standard version, while the other, which isn't listed there, appears to be more colloquial. Is that accurate?

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u/Prudent_Fix_1769 — 3 months ago