Breakdown of Lippu maksaa seitsemäntoista tai kahdeksantoista euroa, mutta meillä ei ole rahaa.
olla
to be
mutta
but
me
we
tai
or
ei
no / not (negative verb)
maksaa
to cost
lippu
ticket
raha
money
euro
euro
seitsemäntoista
seventeen
kahdeksantoista
eighteen
Questions & Answers about Lippu maksaa seitsemäntoista tai kahdeksantoista euroa, mutta meillä ei ole rahaa.
Why is it euroa instead of just euro?
In Finnish, any number greater than one must be followed by the partitive form of the noun. Since the numbers here are 17 and 18, the word euro adds an -a to become euroa.
How do the words for 17 (seitsemäntoista) and 18 (kahdeksantoista) work?
Finnish teen numbers are made by taking the base number (like seitsemän for 7 or kahdeksan for 8) and adding -toista. This ending literally means 'of the second', referring to the second set of ten.
Does the verb maksaa mean 'to cost' or 'to pay'?
It means both! You have to tell which one it is from the context. Here, because the subject is a ticket (lippu), it means the ticket 'costs' money. If a person was the subject, it would usually mean they are 'paying'.
Why does the sentence use meillä ei ole for 'we do not have'?
Finnish does not have a direct verb for 'to have'. Instead, it uses a structure that literally translates to 'on us is not'. Meillä means 'on us' and ei ole means 'is not'.
Why is the word for money written as rahaa rather than raha?
It is in the partitive form. In possession sentences, the thing you possess must be in the partitive case if the sentence is negative (meaning you do not have it). Also, raha is an uncountable mass word, which often takes the partitive anyway.
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