Breakdown of Sähköauton akku on painavampi kuin auton moottori.
olla
to be
auto
car
painava
heavy
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
moottori
engine
sähköauto
electric car
akku
battery
Questions & Answers about Sähköauton akku on painavampi kuin auton moottori.
Why is moottori in the basic form after kuin?
When you use kuin (than) to compare two things, the second thing usually matches the grammatical case of the first thing. Because the first subject, akku (battery), is in the basic nominative form, moottori (engine) is also in the basic form.
How do we form the comparative word painavampi?
It comes from the basic adjective painava (heavy). To say "heavier", you add the comparative ending -mpi to the word's stem. For this word, the stem is just painava, making it painavampi.
What are the parts of the word sähköauton?
It is a compound word made of sähkö (electricity) and auto (car). When you want to say "the electric car's", you only add the genitive (possessive) -n ending to the final part of the word, resulting in sähköauton.
Why do we say auton moottori instead of just auto moottori?
The -n on the end of auton is the genitive case, which acts just like the English "'s" to show ownership. It links the engine to the car, making it "the car's engine".
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