Breakdown of Tietenkin se kuulostaa minustakin hyvältä.
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
minä
I
hyvä
good
-kin
also / too (suffix)
Questions & Answers about Tietenkin se kuulostaa minustakin hyvältä.
Why is the -kin suffix attached after -sta to make minustakin?
The -kin suffix attaches to the exact word that 'also' or 'too' applies to. When adding it to a noun or pronoun, it always goes at the very end, after any case endings. So you take minä, add the case ending -sta to get minusta, and finally add -kin at the end.
Does the word tietenkin also use the -kin suffix from this lesson?
Yes! The word for 'of course' is actually built from an old form of the verb tietää (to know) plus the -kin suffix. You will usually learn it as a fixed vocabulary word, but it historically grew out of the idea of 'knowing too'.
Why does the sentence use minusta (out of me) to translate as 'to me'?
In Finnish, the elative case (-sta or -stä) is commonly used to express an opinion. While it literally means 'out of', minusta translates perfectly to 'in my opinion' or 'to me' when sharing how you feel about a situation.
Why is the word for 'good' written as hyvältä?