Breakdown of Se on yhteensä kaksikymmentäneljä euroa.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
euro
euro
yhteensä
in total
kaksikymmentäneljä
twenty-four
Questions & Answers about Se on yhteensä kaksikymmentäneljä euroa.
Why is the word for euros euroa instead of a plural like eurot?
In Finnish, any number greater than one must be followed by a noun in the partitive singular case. Because the amount is kaksikymmentäneljä (twenty-four), the base word euro takes the partitive ending -a to become euroa.
How do you break down the long number word kaksikymmentäneljä?
Finnish numbers are written as one single long word. It breaks down perfectly into kaksi (two) + kymmentä (tens) + neljä (four). The middle part kymmentä is the partitive form of kymmenen (ten), so the word literally translates to "two of tens, four".
What does yhteensä mean and when do I use it?
Yhteensä translates to "altogether" or "in total". You will hear this word constantly at supermarkets, cafes, and restaurants in Finland right before the cashier tells you the final price of your items.
Can I leave out Se and just start the sentence with On yhteensä?
Generally, no. While Finnish allows you to drop the pronouns for "I" (minä) and "you" (sinä), third-person pronouns like se (it) and hän (he/she) usually must stay in the sentence to make it grammatically complete.
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