Questions & Answers about Matto pöydän alla tuntuu karkealta.
Why does "rough" have the -lta ending in karkealta?
This is because of the verb tuntua (to feel). In Finnish, perception verbs like tuntua, näyttää (to look), and kuulostaa (to sound) require the descriptive word to be in the ablative case, which adds -lta or -ltä. You are essentially saying that the rug gives off a feeling "from rough".
Why is the word for table written as pöydän instead of pöytä?
The word alla (under) is a postposition. Most postpositions in Finnish require the noun directly in front of them to be in the genitive case, which adds an -n to the end.
Why did the letter t in pöytä change to a d in pöydän?
This happens because of consonant gradation. When you add the genitive ending -n, it closes the final syllable of pöytä. This forces the strong consonant t to soften into the weak consonant d.
Can I use tuntuu to say that I personally feel happy or cold?
Not exactly like this. Tuntua is used to describe how an object feels to your senses (like the rug) or for a general impression. If you want to say "I feel happy", you would normally just use olla (to be), as in olen onnellinen. To say "I feel cold", you use the "to have" structure: minulla on kylmä.
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