Breakdown of Onko toi kämppä vapaa?
olla
to be
toi
that (spoken)
kämppä
apartment / place (living space)
vapaa
free
Questions & Answers about Onko toi kämppä vapaa?
Why is the word toi used here instead of tuo?
The word toi is the colloquial spoken form (puhekieli) of the pronoun tuo, which means "that". In everyday conversations, Finns almost always use toi instead of the standard written form.
Is kämppä the standard word for "apartment"?
No, kämppä is a very common colloquial word for an apartment, flat, or just a place to live. The standard written equivalent is asunto. It makes perfect sense to use it here because the sentence is already in a relaxed, spoken register with the word toi.
Could this sentence sound even more colloquial in real life?
Yes! In spoken Finnish, the question word onko (is it?) is frequently shortened to onks. Because of this, you will very often hear this exact question spoken as Onks toi kämppä vapaa?
How would this sentence change if I wanted to ask "Are those apartments free?"
In spoken Finnish, the plural of toi is noi (standard Finnish: nuo). The noun becomes the plural kämpät, and the adjective must match it in the plural partitive form vapaita. So the plural question would be Onko noi kämpät vapaita?