Breakdown of Uusi kalenteri on valmis kahdentenatoista joulukuuta.
olla
to be
uusi
new
valmis
ready
joulukuu
December
kahdestoista
twelfth
kalenteri
calendar
Questions & Answers about Uusi kalenteri on valmis kahdentenatoista joulukuuta.
How is the word kahdentenatoista formed from the number 12?
The number 12 is kaksitoista. To say 'twelfth', we change the first part to its ordinal form: kaksi becomes kahdes, giving us kahdestoista. To say 'on the twelfth', we put it in the essive case by adding the ending -na. The stem of kahdes is kahdente-, so it becomes kahdentena. The -toista part never changes, resulting in kahdentenatoista.
Why do we use the essive case (-na) for the date here?
The essive case is used to express when something happens. Whenever you state a specific date or day of the week that an event takes place, you use the -na or -nä ending on the ordinal number.
Why is the month joulukuu written as joulukuuta?
When saying a date in Finnish, the month is always put in the partitive case. Adding the partitive ending -ta makes it mean 'of December'. You are literally saying the calendar is ready on the twelfth part of December.
Does valmis change if we are talking about multiple calendars?
Yes, adjectives must match the noun they describe. If the sentence was about plural calendars (Uudet kalenterit ovat...), the word valmis would change to its plural form valmiit. Because there is only one calendar here, it stays in the basic singular form.
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