Breakdown of Onko traktori meluisampi kuin sähköauto?
olla
to be
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
traktori
tractor
sähköauto
electric car
meluisa
noisy
Questions & Answers about Onko traktori meluisampi kuin sähköauto?
How is meluisampi (noisier) formed?
It comes from the adjective meluisa (noisy). To make the comparative form ('noisier'), you add the ending -mpi. Since meluisa ends in a short vowel (a), you just attach -mpi directly to the stem, making meluisampi.
How does kuin work in this sentence?
Kuin means 'than' when comparing two things. It connects the comparative adjective (meluisampi) to the thing being compared to (sähköauto).
Why is sähköauto in its basic dictionary form?
When you use kuin to say 'than', the word that follows it takes the exact same case as the word it is being compared to. Here, traktori is in the basic nominative case, so sähköauto must also be in the basic nominative case.
What does sähköauto literally mean?
It is a compound word made of sähkö (electricity) and auto (car). In Finnish, compound words like this are very common and are written together as a single word.
Why does the sentence start with Onko instead of just On?
This is a yes/no question. It takes the verb on (is) and adds the question suffix -ko. Moving the verb to the front and adding this suffix is the standard way to ask a yes/no question in Finnish.
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