Breakdown of Hiljaisuus on ihanaa, koska en ole yksinäinen.
olla
to be
koska
because
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
ihana
wonderful
hiljaisuus
silence
yksinäinen
lonely
Questions & Answers about Hiljaisuus on ihanaa, koska en ole yksinäinen.
Why is ihanaa in the partitive case, while yksinäinen is in the basic nominative case?
This is because of the subjects they describe. Hiljaisuus (silence) is an abstract concept, so the adjective describing it (ihanaa) must be in the partitive case. In the second half, the subject is a person (I, hidden in en ole). Because a person is concrete and countable, the adjective yksinäinen (lonely) stays in the basic nominative case.
Are yksinäinen and yksin the same thing?
No, they have different meanings, just like in English. Yksinäinen is an adjective that means 'lonely' (an emotional state). Yksin is an adverb that simply means 'alone' or 'by oneself'.
How is the noun hiljaisuus formed?
It comes from the adjective hiljainen (quiet). The Finnish suffix -uus or -yys is used to turn adjectives into abstract nouns, very similar to '-ness' in English. So, hiljainen becomes hiljaisuus (quietness or silence).
How would I change the second half of this sentence to say 'because no one is lonely' using the new words from this lesson?
You would use kukaan (anyone) with the negative verb. The phrase becomes: koska kukaan ei ole yksinäinen. Notice that the negative verb changes from en (I am not) to ei (is not) because kukaan acts as a third-person singular subject.
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