Breakdown of Syksyllä sää on viileä ja sataa paljon.
olla
to be
ja
and
paljon
a lot
sataa
to rain
syksy
autumn
sää
the weather
viileä
cool
Questions & Answers about Syksyllä sää on viileä ja sataa paljon.
Why does syksyllä end in -llä if the translation says "in" autumn?
In Finnish, the ending -llä (which often translates to "on" or "at") is used for seasons and times of the day. While English uses "in" for "in autumn", Finnish uses this -llä ending. You will also see this pattern in words like aamulla (in the morning) and kesällä (in summer).
Where is the word for "it" in sataa paljon ("it rains a lot")?
Finnish does not use a dummy subject like "it" for weather verbs. While in English we must say "it rains", in Finnish you simply use the verb on its own: sataa. Adding the word se (it) before the verb would sound unnatural to a native speaker.
Is the verb sataa in a special conjugated form here?
It is conjugated in the third-person singular (the "he/she/it" form), but it happens to look exactly the same as its dictionary form! The basic infinitive is sataa (to rain), and the active "it rains" form used in sentences is also sataa.
Could I use the word ilma instead of sää here?
Yes! While sää is the exact word for "weather", the word ilma (which literally means "air") is very commonly used in everyday Finnish to mean weather. Saying Syksyllä ilma on viileä would sound perfectly natural.
Learn Syksyllä sää on viileä ja sataa paljon and more in Finnish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free