Breakdown of Vanha moottori on meluisampi kuin uusi moottori.
olla
to be
vanha
old
uusi
new
kuin
than / like / as (also in "before …")
moottori
engine
meluisa
noisy
Questions & Answers about Vanha moottori on meluisampi kuin uusi moottori.
Why is uusi moottori in the basic form here instead of the partitive case?
Because we are using the word kuin (than). When you use kuin in a comparison, the word that follows stays in the same case as the first thing you are comparing—here, the basic nominative form. If we dropped kuin, we would have to use the partitive case for the second item instead: Vanha moottori on meluisampi uutta moottoria.
How is the word meluisampi (noisier) formed?
The basic adjective is meluisa (noisy). To form the comparative (meaning "more [adjective]"), you take the stem of the adjective and add the comparative ending -mpi. So, meluisa + -mpi becomes meluisampi.
Where does the adjective meluisa come from?
It comes from the noun melu, which means "noise". The ending -isa is a common Finnish suffix used to turn nouns into adjectives, meaning "full of" or "having a lot of". So meluisa literally means "full of noise".
Is it okay to leave out the second moottori at the end?
Yes, it is very common to drop it! Just like in English where you might say "...noisier than the new one", in Finnish you can simply say ...kuin uusi and leave out the repeated noun entirely.
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