Breakdown of Yhteinen matka kuulostaa hyvältä idealta.
hyvä
good
idea
idea
matka
trip
yhteinen
common / shared
kuulostaa
to sound
Questions & Answers about Yhteinen matka kuulostaa hyvältä idealta.
Why do hyvältä and idealta end in -ltä / -lta instead of being in their basic forms?
The verb kuulostaa (to sound) requires the words describing how something sounds to be in the ablative case (the -lta / -ltä ending). In Finnish, a plan doesn't sound 'good', it sounds 'from good'.
Why is there a difference in the endings: hyvältä gets -ltä but idealta gets -lta?
This is because of vowel harmony. The word hyvä contains the front vowels y and ä, so it takes the front vowel ending -ltä. The word idea contains the back vowel a, which dictates that it must take the back vowel ending -lta.
How would I use the -kin ending from this lesson to say 'A shared trip ALSO sounds like a good idea'?
You attach -kin directly to the word you want to emphasize. To say 'a shared trip also', you add it to the noun: Yhteinen matkakin kuulostaa hyvältä idealta. If you wanted to emphasize that it's a good idea too, you would add it after the case ending: ...hyvältä idealtakin.
Is yhteinen related to the number one (yksi)?
Yes! It comes from the same root. By adding the common adjective ending -inen, it turns the concept of 'one' into 'shared' or 'common' (as in, doing something as one).
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