Breakdown of Projekti loppuu kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena marraskuuta.
loppua
to end
marraskuu
November
projekti
project
kahdeskymmenestoinen
twenty-second
Questions & Answers about Projekti loppuu kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena marraskuuta.
How is the massive word kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena formed?
It means "on the twenty-second". In Finnish, every part of a compound ordinal number must be inflected. To make the essive case (used for dates), the base word kahdeskymmenestoinen (22nd) is split into three parts that each take the essive ending: kahdentena (on the 2nd) + kymmenentenä (on the 10th) + toisena (on the 2nd).
Why are there both -na and -nä endings in that single word?
Even though compound numbers are written as one long word, vowel harmony applies to each part separately. Kahdentena takes -na (because of its back vowel a), kymmenentenä takes -nä (because of its front vowels y and e), and toisena takes -na (because of its back vowel o).
Why do we use the essive case here?
The essive case (-na/-nä) is used to state when something happens on a certain day or date. It is the Finnish equivalent of saying "on the twenty-second".
Why is the month marraskuu in the partitive case (marraskuuta)?