Breakdown of Pidän paljon tästä suorasta mallista.
tämä
this
paljon
a lot
pitää
to like
malli
the style / the model
suora
straight (adjective)
Questions & Answers about Pidän paljon tästä suorasta mallista.
Why do we use tästä instead of tämä?
The verb pitää (to like) requires the thing you like to be in the elative case, which is one of the Finnish local cases (ending in -sta or -stä). Since you are saying you like this style, the demonstrative pronoun tämä (this) changes to its elative form, tästä.
Why do suorasta and mallista also have the -sta ending?
In Finnish, adjectives and pronouns must match the case of the noun they describe. Because the noun malli is in the elative case (mallista) due to the verb pitää, the pronoun tämä and the adjective suora (straight) must also take the elative ending. Together they become tästä suorasta mallista.
Does malli usually mean 'style'?
The basic meaning of malli is 'model', 'pattern', or 'design'. When talking about clothing, furniture, or haircuts, it is very commonly translated as 'style' or 'cut'.
Can I put paljon at the end of the sentence instead?
Yes, you can say Pidän tästä suorasta mallista paljon. Finnish word order is quite flexible. Putting paljon right after the verb just places a bit more emphasis on the fact that you like it a lot.
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