Breakdown of Ostaisin oman huvilan, jonka ikkunat olisivat isot.
olla
to be
iso
big
ostaa
to buy
ikkuna
window
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
huvila
the villa
oma
own
Questions & Answers about Ostaisin oman huvilan, jonka ikkunat olisivat isot.
How do we build the conditional word ostaisin from the basic verb ostaa?
First find the verb stem osta-. When adding the conditional marker -isi-, the final vowel -a of the stem drops out. Then you just add the personal ending -n for "I", giving you ostaisin (I would buy).
Why is the ending -vat used in olisivat?
The verb must match the subject of its own clause, which here is the plural noun ikkunat (windows). We take the conditional form of the verb "to be" (olisi-) and add the "they" plural ending -vat, making it mean "they would be".
Why do oman and huvilan end in -n?
They form the object of the sentence. Because buying a villa is a complete action where you buy the whole thing, the object takes the accusative case, which uses the -n ending here. Both the noun huvila and its describing word oma must take this ending.
How does the word jonka mean "whose" in this sentence?
The word jonka is the genitive (possessive) form of the relative pronoun joka (which/that). By adding the possessive -n ending, it literally becomes "of which" or "whose", linking the windows back to the villa.
Why does the adjective isot have a -t at the end?
Adjectives always have to match the number and case of the noun they are describing. Since the windows (ikkunat) are plural, the adjective iso (big) also needs the regular plural ending -t.
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