Breakdown of Tuo raita on kaunis tuossa kiharassa otsatukassa.
olla
to be
tuo
that
kaunis
beautiful
otsatukka
the fringe
raita
the highlight
kihara
curly
Questions & Answers about Tuo raita on kaunis tuossa kiharassa otsatukassa.
Why is 'that' translated as tuo at the beginning, but tuossa later in the sentence?
Tuo is the basic form, used here as the subject for 'that highlight'. Later, the sentence says 'in that curly fringe'. To say 'in that', we use the inessive case (the 'in' case) by adding the -ssa ending to tuo, making it tuossa.
Why do kihara (curly) and otsatukka (fringe) also have the -ssa ending?
In Finnish, pronouns and adjectives must match the case of the noun they describe. Because the noun is in the inessive case (otsatukassa, 'in the fringe'), the words for 'that' (tuossa) and 'curly' (kiharassa) must also take the -ssa ending.
Doesn't raita usually mean 'stripe'?
Yes, it does! In the context of hair, a 'stripe' (raita) is exactly how you refer to a hair 'highlight' in Finnish.
How is the word otsatukka (fringe) formed?
It is a compound word made of otsa (forehead) and tukka (hair). Literally meaning 'forehead hair', it is the Finnish word for 'fringe' or 'bangs'.
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