Breakdown of Ulkona on tosi kylmä, ni me ollaan kyl sisällä varsinkin tänään.
olla
to be
me
we
ulkona
outside
sisällä
inside
tänään
today
kylmä
cold
niin
so
tosi
really (intensifier)
kyllä
definitely (emphasis)
varsinkin
especially
Questions & Answers about Ulkona on tosi kylmä, ni me ollaan kyl sisällä varsinkin tänään.
Why is the word tosi used here instead of todella?
What is the little word ni short for?
It is the spoken form of niin. While niin often means "so" or "yes", in spoken Finnish, ni is frequently used as a conjunction meaning "so" or "then" to connect two thoughts, just like in this sentence.
Why does the sentence use me ollaan instead of the standard me olemme?
In spoken Finnish, the first-person plural (we) almost always uses the passive verb form. So instead of the standard written me olemme, you will hear me ollaan.
What is the purpose of kyl in this sentence?
Kyl is the shortened spoken form of kyllä. While you know it as the word for "yes", here it acts as an emphatic particle meaning "certainly" or "definitely". It adds strong emphasis to the fact that they are staying inside.
Why do ulkona and sisällä use different location endings?
These are fixed adverbs of location. Ulkona (outside) is in the essive case (-na), while sisällä (inside) is in the adessive case (-llä). Because they are old, irregular location words, it is best to simply memorize them as set vocabulary rather than trying to apply normal location rules to them.
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