Questions & Answers about Opettajan tuoli on leveämpi.
What is the base form of leveämpi?
The base adjective is leveä (wide). To say 'wider', we just add the comparative suffix -mpi directly to the end.
Why doesn't the final -ä in leveä change to an -e- before the -mpi suffix, like it does in vanhempi (older)?
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -a or -ä usually change that final vowel to -e- (like vanha becoming vanhempi). However, leveä has three syllables (le-ve-ä). For adjectives with three or more syllables, the final vowel stays exactly the same when you add -mpi.
Why is the word for teacher (opettaja) written here as opettajan?
Opettajan is the genitive case form. The -n at the end acts just like the English 's, showing possession. So, opettajan tuoli means 'the teacher's chair'.
If I wanted to state what the chair is wider than, how would I add that to the sentence?
You would use the word kuin (than). For example, if you wanted to say 'The teacher's chair is wider than the table', you would say Opettajan tuoli on leveämpi kuin pöytä.
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