Breakdown of Opiskelija lukee paljon syyskuussa ja lokakuussa.
ja
and
opiskelija
student
paljon
a lot
lukea
to read
syyskuu
September
lokakuu
October
Questions & Answers about Opiskelija lukee paljon syyskuussa ja lokakuussa.
Why do both syyskuussa and lokakuussa end in -ssa instead of -ssä?
To say "in" a month, Finnish adds the "in" ending, which is the inessive case. Because all month names end in the word kuu, they contain the back vowel u. By the rules of vowel harmony, words with the back vowels a, o, or u must take the -ssa ending, never -ssä.
Do I need to capitalize the names of the months in Finnish?
What do the first parts of the month names syyskuu and lokakuu mean?
All Finnish months end in kuu, which means "month" or "moon". The beginning of syyskuu comes from syksy (autumn), making September the "autumn month". The beginning of lokakuu comes from loka (mud or dirt), making October the notoriously rainy "mud month"!
How do we get the verb form lukee from the basic verb?
The dictionary form is lukea (to read). Because the subject opiskelija (the student) is a third-person singular subject (like "he" or "she"), we take the stem luke- and double the final vowel, giving us lukee. Notice that the strong consonant k stays strong in the third-person forms.
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