Word
Arvostan sekä etua että pientä maksua.
Meaning
I appreciate both the benefit and the small fee.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Arvostan sekä etua että pientä maksua.
pieni
small
että
that (conjunction)
arvostaa
to appreciate
sekä
both
Questions & Answers about Arvostan sekä etua että pientä maksua.
How does sekä ... että work here?
Sekä ... että translates to "both ... and". It links two items together. Notice how both things being linked—etua (benefit) and pientä maksua (small fee)—are in the exact same grammatical case (the partitive). This grammatical balance is always required when using this conjunction.
Why are the words etua and pientä maksua in the partitive case?
They are the objects of the verb arvostaa (to appreciate). In Finnish, verbs that express feelings, attitudes, or emotions almost always require their objects to be in the partitive case.
Why is the partitive of pieni (small) formed as pientä?
Words ending in -ni, such as pieni or kieli (language), follow a special pattern. To form the partitive singular, the -i is dropped and -tä (or -ta) is added directly to the remaining consonant, making it pientä.
What is the base form of etua?
The base form is etu (benefit or advantage). Because it ends in a single vowel (-u), forming the partitive is very straightforward: you simply add -a to the end.