Breakdown of Uusi sähköauto on nopeampi kuin vanha traktori.
olla
to be
vanha
old
uusi
new
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
nopea
fast (adjective)
traktori
tractor
sähköauto
electric car
Questions & Answers about Uusi sähköauto on nopeampi kuin vanha traktori.
How does kuin work in this sentence?
Kuin means "than". You simply put it after the comparative adjective (nopeampi) and before the thing you are comparing to (vanha traktori), just like in English.
Why is vanha traktori in the basic nominative case?
When you use kuin for comparisons, the word after it takes the same case as the word it is being compared to. Since the first thing being compared (uusi sähköauto) is in the basic nominative case, vanha traktori must be as well.
How do we get nopeampi (faster) from nopea (fast)?
To make an adjective comparative in Finnish, you find the word's stem and add the ending -mpi. The stem of nopea is nopea-, so it easily becomes nopeampi.
How is the word sähköauto formed?
It is a compound noun made by combining sähkö (electricity) and auto (car). Finnish frequently joins words together like this to name modern things.
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