Breakdown of Olen kampaaja tässä uudessa kampaamossa.
tämä
this
olla
to be
uusi
new
kampaaja
the hairdresser
kampaamo
the hair salon
Questions & Answers about Olen kampaaja tässä uudessa kampaamossa.
Where does the word tässä come from, and why is it used here?
Tässä is the inessive ("in") form of the demonstrative pronoun tämä (this). Because the speaker works "in this" specific salon, tämä takes the -ssä ending to match the location.
Why do tässä, uudessa, and kampaamossa all have similar endings?
In Finnish, adjectives and pronouns must match the case of the noun they describe. Since the noun is kampaamossa (in the hair salon), both the pronoun "this" (tässä) and the adjective "new" (uudessa) must also be in the inessive ("in") case.
How did the word for "new" (uusi) become uudessa?
Words ending in -si usually have a stem ending in -te- before case endings are added. So, uusi becomes uute-. Then, because the ending -ssa closes the syllable, the strong t weakens to a d through consonant gradation, resulting in uudessa.
What is the difference between kampaaja and kampaamo?
Kampaaja is the person doing the job (the hairdresser), while kampaamo is the place where the job is done (the hair salon). The suffix -mo or -mö is often added to a base word to indicate a place of business, just like leipomo (bakery) comes from leipoa (to bake).
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