Breakdown of Lentokone on nopea, kuten juna.
olla
to be
juna
train
lentokone
airplane
nopea
fast (adjective)
kuten
like, as
Questions & Answers about Lentokone on nopea, kuten juna.
The lesson is about using kuin for comparisons, but here we see kuten. What is the difference?
Kuten translates to "like" or "such as", used when you are giving an example or showing a general similarity. Kuin is used for direct comparisons, meaning "than" (as in nopeampi kuin - faster than) or in the exact match structure "as... as" (yhtä nopea kuin).
How would I change this sentence to say a plane is "faster than" a train?
You would use the comparative form of the adjective and the word kuin. "A plane is faster than a train" translates to Lentokone on nopeampi kuin juna.
How would I change this to say a plane is exactly "as fast as" a train?
To say "as [adjective] as", you use the structure yhtä ... kuin. So, "A plane is as fast as a train" becomes Lentokone on yhtä nopea kuin juna. The original sentence uses kuten instead because it just means "fast, like a train is fast" without measuring them equally.
What are the two parts of the word lentokone?
It is a compound word made of lento (a flight) and kone (a machine). Finnish uses compound words very often to create new vocabulary.
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