When discussing your television habits, you will often want to state what you prefer to watch and whether a new show met your expectations.
Active Preference: mieluummin ... kuin
To say that you would "rather" do one action "than" another, use the comparative adverb mieluummin paired with kuin (than).
Place mieluummin after the first verb, and kuin directly before the alternative action.
| I would rather stream this crime series than sleep. | Suoratoistan mieluummin tämän rikossarjan kuin nukun. |
| I would rather binge-watch comedy than watch the news. | Ahmin mieluummin komediaa kuin katson uutisia. |
The Outcome: osoittautua
To say that a series "turns out to be" a certain way, use the verb osoittautua. This verb governs the translative case, meaning the adjective or noun describing the outcome must take the -ksi ending.
For example, koukuttava (addictive) becomes koukuttavaksi:
| The new series turned out to be surprisingly addictive. | Uusi sarja osoittautui yllättävän koukuttavaksi. |
Similarly, tylsä (boring) becomes tylsäksi:
| I'm not streaming the first episode because it turned out to be boring. | En suoratoista ensimmäistä jaksoa, koska se osoittautui tylsäksi. |
This rule applies to nouns as well. If a season turned out to be a disappointment (pettymys), it takes the same -ksi ending to become pettymykseksi:
| The second season of the series turned out to be a disappointment due to the bad script. | Sarjan toinen kausi osoittautui pettymykseksi huonon käsikirjoituksen vuoksi. |
Combining Preferences and Outcomes
Once you are comfortable with both structures, you can build more descriptive sentences to explain why you prefer one genre over another.
| The science fiction series turned out to be tedious, so I would rather stream a crime series than that. | Tieteissarja osoittautui pitkäveteiseksi, joten suoratoistan mieluummin rikossarjaa kuin sitä. |