Word
Etsimme kumppaneita, joiden yritykset toimivat Suomessa.
Meaning
We are looking for partners whose companies operate in Finland.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Etsimme kumppaneita, joiden yritykset toimivat Suomessa.
etsiä
to look for
Suomi
Finland
toimia
to function, to work / to act
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Etsimme kumppaneita, joiden yritykset toimivat Suomessa.
Why do we use joiden instead of jonka here?
Joiden is the genitive plural of the relative pronoun joka (which or who). We use the plural form because it refers back to the plural word kumppaneita (partners). In English, both the singular and plural forms just translate to the word whose, but in Finnish, the pronoun must match the plural number of the word it refers to.
Why is kumppaneita in the partitive case?
The verb etsiä (to look for) is a partitive verb, meaning its object must always be in the partitive case. Since we are looking for multiple partners, we use the partitive plural form kumppaneita.
Why is yritykset in the basic nominative plural form?
Inside the relative clause (joiden yritykset toimivat Suomessa), yritykset acts as the subject because the companies are the ones doing the operating. The subject of a sentence is usually in the nominative case, which simply adds a -t ending for plurals.
The basic dictionary word for company is yritys. Why does the stem change here?