Word
Lentokone on nopeampi kuin bussi.
Meaning
The airplane is faster than the bus.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Lentokone on nopeampi kuin bussi.
olla
to be
bussi
bus
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
lentokone
airplane
Questions & Answers about Lentokone on nopeampi kuin bussi.
Why is bussi in its basic dictionary form after kuin?
When you use kuin (than) to compare two things, the second thing is usually in the same case as the first. Since the first thing being compared (lentokone) is in the basic nominative case, bussi is too.
How do you form the comparative word nopeampi?
The basic dictionary word for fast is nopea. To make an adjective comparative (faster, older, bigger), you generally add the ending -mpi to the stem of the word.
Is there a way to make this comparison without using the word kuin?
Yes! Instead of using kuin, you can drop it entirely and put the second word into the partitive case. So, nopeampi kuin bussi can also be said as bussia nopeampi. Both are very common in Finnish and mean exactly the same thing.
What are the parts of the compound word lentokone?
It literally translates to flight machine. It is made by combining the noun lento (flight) and kone (machine, engine).