Breakdown of Luokassa on yksitoista pöytää ja kolmekymmentä tuolia.
olla
to be
tuoli
chair
ja
and
pöytä
table
luokka
classroom
yksitoista
eleven
kolmekymmentä
thirty
Questions & Answers about Luokassa on yksitoista pöytää ja kolmekymmentä tuolia.
Why is the verb on singular when there are multiple tables and chairs?
In Finnish, sentences that state where something is (like starting with luokassa) always use the singular verb on, even if there are many things. This is a special sentence structure often called an existential sentence.
Why are the words for tables and chairs in the partitive form (pöytää and tuolia)?
Why does the word for class (luokka) become luokassa with only one k?
This is due to a common rule called consonant gradation. When we add an ending like -ssa (in) to a word with a double consonant like kk, the double consonant usually weakens to a single k to make it easier to say.
How is the number kolmekymmentä (thirty) formed?
Finnish numbers are built logically. kolmekymmentä literally means three tens, combining kolme (three) and kymmentä (the partitive form of ten). You use this exact same pattern for other tens, like kaksikymmentä (twenty) or neljäkymmentä (forty).
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