Breakdown of Haluan tietää, paljonko tuote maksaa.
maksaa
to cost
tietää
to know
haluta
to want
paljonko
how much
tuote
the product
Questions & Answers about Haluan tietää, paljonko tuote maksaa.
Why does paljon have the -ko ending here to make paljonko?
The ending -ko / -kö is the Finnish question marker. While words like kuka (who) or mitä (what) are already question words by themselves, paljon just means "a lot" or "much". To turn it into the question word "how much" for our indirect question, we have to attach -ko.
Could I use kuinka paljon instead of paljonko here?
Yes! Haluan tietää, kuinka paljon tuote maksaa means the exact same thing. Paljonko is just a handy, single-word alternative that is very commonly used in everyday Finnish.
Why is the word order tuote maksaa instead of flipping the verb and subject?
Indirect questions in Finnish usually keep the normal statement word order, which is Subject + Verb. So after the question word paljonko, you just say tuote maksaa (the product costs), exactly as you would in a regular non-question sentence.
Why is there a comma before paljonko?
In Finnish grammar, you must separate a main clause (Haluan tietää) from a subordinate clause (the indirect question paljonko tuote maksaa) with a comma. It might look a bit strange because we don't use a comma for this in English, but it is a strict punctuation rule in Finnish.
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