Questions & Answers about Joo, tämä on hyvä kirja.
Why does this sentence use joo instead of kyllä?
Kyllä is the formal word for yes, but in everyday spoken Finnish, people almost always say joo (meaning yeah) instead.
Why isn't there a word for 'a' in hyvä kirja?
Finnish does not have articles like a, an, or the. The words hyvä kirja can mean 'a good book' or 'the good book' depending on what makes sense in the conversation.
Could I say se on hyvä kirja instead of tämä on hyvä kirja?
You could, but the meaning changes a bit. Tämä means this, which emphasizes that the book is physically close to the speaker (like in their hands). Se means it, which simply states that the book is good without pointing to its location.
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