Word
Kellarissa on kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan tuolia.
Meaning
There are 88 chairs in the basement.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kellarissa on kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan tuolia.
olla
to be
tuoli
chair
kahdeksan
eight
kahdeksankymmentä
eighty
Questions & Answers about Kellarissa on kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan tuolia.
How do you build a long number word like kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan?
It is made by combining three parts into one long word: kahdeksan (eight) + kymmentä (the partitive form of ten) + kahdeksan (eight). In Finnish, numbers from 21 to 99 are always written as a single continuous word without spaces.
Why does the sentence use the singular verb on instead of the plural ovat when there are 88 chairs?
This is an existential sentence, which states that something exists in a location. When a Finnish sentence starts with a location like Kellarissa, the verb is always the singular on, no matter how many things are in that place.
Why is the word for chair in the partitive form (tuolia) instead of a regular plural?
In Finnish, any number greater than one forces the noun immediately following it into the partitive singular form. Because of the number 88, the basic word tuoli changes to tuolia.
How does Kellarissa translate to 'in the basement'?
The ending -ssa is added to the root word kellari (basement). This ending means that something is 'in' or 'inside' a place.