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Questions & Answers about Milloin konsertti on?
Why does on (is) come at the end of the sentence instead of after milloin?
In Finnish questions that start with a question word like milloin (when), the word order is usually [Question word] + [Subject] + [Verb]. So literally, this is "When the concert is?". English swaps the subject and verb to "When is...", but Finnish keeps them in their regular order.
Is milloin the only word for "when"?
At this stage, milloin is the main word you need to ask "when" an event happens. You might also hear koska used in spoken Finnish to mean "when" (though it can also mean "because"), but sticking with milloin for questions about time is perfect and always understood.
konsertti looks a lot like the English word "concert". Are there a lot of words like this?
Yes! Finnish has many loanwords (borrowed words) for international concepts. When Finnish borrows a word, it adapts the spelling to match its own alphabet and pronunciation rules. For example, the English "c" becomes a k, and an i is added to the end because native Finnish words prefer to end in vowels.
Why does konsertti have a double "t"?
When Finnish adapts loanwords, it often doubles the consonant before the final added vowel. In spoken Finnish, a double consonant means you must hold the sound slightly longer. You should pronounce it with a tiny pause on the "t" sound: kon-sert-ti.