Breakdown of Tämä asiakas on seitsemäs, ja tuo opiskelija on yhdeksäs.
tämä
this
olla
to be
tuo
that
ja
and
opiskelija
student
asiakas
the customer
seitsemäs
seventh
yhdeksäs
ninth
Questions & Answers about Tämä asiakas on seitsemäs, ja tuo opiskelija on yhdeksäs.
How do you form the words for 'seventh' and 'ninth' from the normal numbers?
The normal numbers for 7 and 9 are seitsemän and yhdeksän. To turn them into ordinals (seventh and ninth) in the basic nominative case, you drop the final -n and replace it with -s, giving you seitsemäs and yhdeksäs.
Does the number 8 (kahdeksan) follow this exact same rule?
Yes, it does! Just like with 7 and 9, you drop the final -n and add an -s. So, kahdeksan (eight) becomes kahdeksas (eighth).
Is there a difference between the words tämä and tuo?
Yes. Tämä means 'this' (something close to the speaker), while tuo means 'that' (something further away, but usually still visible). The sentence uses them to point out and contrast 'this customer' right here with 'that student' over there.
Why are the ordinal numbers here in the basic nominative form instead of the partitive case?
We use the basic nominative case because this is a simple 'A is B' statement using the verb olla (to be). Since the subjects (asiakas and opiskelija) are single, countable people, the ordinal numbers describing them match their case and stay in the basic nominative.
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