Questions & Answers about Ostaisimme kolme huvilaa Espanjasta.
How do we form ostaisimme from the verb ostaa?
We take the strong verb stem osta-, add the conditional marker -isi- (which adds the meaning 'would'), and finally attach the personal ending -mme (for 'we').
What happens to the final -a in the stem osta- when adding the conditional marker?
The final -a drops out. When adding the -isi- marker to verb stems ending in -a or -ä, that final vowel often disappears so the word flows better. Therefore, osta- + -isi- + -mme simply becomes ostaisimme.
Why is it huvilaa instead of the plural huvilat since they are buying three of them?
In Finnish, any number greater than one must be followed by a noun in the singular partitive case. Since kolme means three, the base word huvila (villa) takes the partitive ending -a to become huvilaa.
Why does 'from Spain' translate to Espanjasta?
Espanja is Spain, and the ending -sta is the elative case, meaning 'out of' or 'from inside'. Most countries and cities in Finnish use these inner location cases, so you literally say you are buying the villas 'out of Spain'.
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