Questions & Answers about Torilla on paljon kojuja.
Why does kojuja end in -ja if the lesson is about the -ia/-iä endings?
The basic word is koju (stall). To form the partitive plural, you add the plural -i- and the partitive -a. But in Finnish, when an -i- ends up between two vowels (like u and a), it turns into a -j- to make it easier to say. So, koju + i + a becomes kojuja.
Why is the word for stalls in the partitive plural (kojuja) here?
It is because of the word paljon (a lot / many). Words that express an amount always require the following word to be in the partitive case. Because we are talking about multiple stalls, it takes the partitive plural.
Why does the sentence use on (is) instead of ovat (are) when there are multiple stalls?
This is an existential sentence (a "there is/there are" sentence), which tells us what exists in a location. These sentences usually start with the location (Torilla), and the verb is always the singular on, no matter how many things are there.
Why is the ending -lla (on) used for the market instead of -ssa (in)?
A tori is an open outdoor market square. Because it is a flat, open area rather than an enclosed building, Finnish uses the -lla (on) ending rather than -ssa (in).
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