Questions & Answers about Väsynyt nainen on kuudes.
How do we get kuudes (sixth) from the number kuusi (six)?
For numbers ending in -si, the ordinal form is made by replacing -si with -des. This is why kuusi (six) becomes kuudes (sixth), and viisi (five) becomes viides (fifth).
The word väsynyt looks like a past tense verb form. Why is it used as an adjective here?
You have a good eye! Väsynyt is the past participle of the verb väsyä (to get tired), literally meaning 'having gotten tired'. In Finnish, it is very common to use these verb forms exactly like regular adjectives to describe nouns, just as we use the word 'tired' in English.
If I need to put kuudes into a different case in future lessons, how does its stem change?
Ordinal numbers ending in -es belong to a specific word group. When you add most grammatical endings, the stem becomes -nte-. Because of consonant gradation, this often softens to -nne-, which is why the genitive (possessive) form becomes kuudennen (of the sixth).
Are all the words in this sentence in the basic nominative case?
Yes. Väsynyt, nainen, and kuudes are all in the nominative case. Because the sentence uses the verb olla (to be) to say what the subject is, the describing ordinal number kuudes stays in the nominative case to match the subject.
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