Breakdown of Tiedätkö, minkä mallin haluat tähän otsatukkaan?
tämä
this
mikä
what
tietää
to know
haluta
to want
malli
the style / the model
otsatukka
the fringe
Questions & Answers about Tiedätkö, minkä mallin haluat tähän otsatukkaan?
Why is "this" translated as tähän instead of just tämä?
Tähän is the illative (the "into" case) of the pronoun tämä (this). In Finnish, demonstrative pronouns must match the case of the noun they point to. Since the noun otsatukkaan is in the illative case, tämä must change to tähän.
Why are tähän and otsatukkaan in the illative ("into") case if the English translation says "for this fringe"?
While English uses "for", Finnish often uses the illative case to show what a change, style, or addition is applied to. When you are getting a haircut or choosing a design for something, Finnish treats the style as conceptually going into that specific thing.
Why do minkä and mallin end in -n?
They form the direct object of the verb haluat (you want). Because you are asking about wanting a specific, complete style (rather than an uncountable amount), the object takes the -n ending. Minkä is simply the question word mikä (what/which) taking the same ending to match mallin.
How does the word otsatukkaan break down?
It comes from the compound word otsatukka, which combines otsa (forehead) and tukka (hair) to mean bangs or a fringe. The -an at the very end is the illative case ending, which is formed by doubling the final vowel a and adding an n.
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