Questions & Answers about Bändi kuulostaa äänekkäältä.
Why does the word for "loud" have the -ltä ending in this sentence?
This is because of the verb kuulostaa (to sound). In Finnish, verbs of perception (like sounding, looking, or tasting like something) require the following descriptive adjective to be in the ablative case. That means adding the -lta or -ltä ending to the adjective.
Why is the ending -ltä instead of -lta on äänekkäältä?
This is due to vowel harmony. The stem of the word (äänekkää-) contains the front vowel ä and the neutral vowel e. Because there are front vowels present, the ending must also use the front vowel version, which is -ltä.
What is the base dictionary form of äänekkäältä, and why does the word change so much?
The base form is äänekäs (loud). Words ending in -käs go through a significant stem change before you can add endings. The final -s drops, the vowel before it doubles, and the single k undergoes reverse consonant gradation to become a double kk. So, äänekäs becomes the stem äänekkää-, to which we add the -ltä ending.
Is bändi just the English word "band" with an -i added?
Yes! Finnish has many modern loanwords from English that are adapted simply by adding an -i to the end, making them fit Finnish pronunciation rules. Another common, native Finnish word you will see for a musical band is yhtye.
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