Word
Tuo on uusi parturi, josta veljeni pitää paljon.
Meaning
That is the new barbershop that my brother likes a lot.
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Questions & Answers about Tuo on uusi parturi, josta veljeni pitää paljon.
Why is the relative pronoun josta in the elative (-sta) case here instead of just joka?
The verb pitää (to like) always requires the thing you like to be in the elative case (-sta/-stä). Since the brother likes the barbershop, the relative pronoun referring back to it must take this case, becoming josta.
Does parturi mean the barber (the person) or the barbershop?
It can mean both! In Finnish, parturi is commonly used for both the profession and the actual shop. The sentence could mean he likes the new place or the new person cutting his hair.
Why does veljeni end in -ni?
The -ni is the possessive suffix for 'my'. The root word is veli (brother), and when you add the suffix, it becomes veljeni (my brother).
Since pitää can also mean 'must' or 'to keep', how do I know it means 'to like' in this sentence?
The secret is looking at the words attached to it! When pitää is used with a word in the elative case (-sta/-stä), like josta in this sentence, it means 'to like'. If it meant 'must', you would see it paired with another verb.