Breakdown of Kuulostaako komedia paremmalta kuin draama?
kuin
than / like / as (also in "before …")
kuulostaa
to sound
parempi
better
komedia
comedy
draama
drama
Questions & Answers about Kuulostaako komedia paremmalta kuin draama?
How does kuulostaako fit into this lesson about -ttaa verbs?
Kuulostaa (to sound like) is a derived verb closely related to the causative -ttaa family. It is built from the noun kuulo (hearing) or the verb kuulua (to be heard) using the suffix -staa, which functions similarly to -ttaa by describing what kind of impression something gives off. The -ko at the end is just the question particle.
Why is the word for "better" in the ablative case (paremmalta)?
Verbs of perception, such as kuulostaa (to sound), näyttää (to look), and tuntua (to feel), require the following adjective to be in the ablative case (-lta/-ltä). Alternatively, they can take the allative case (-lle), so paremmalle would also be perfectly correct here.
What is the base word of paremmalta and how is this form built?
The base word is hyvä (good), and its comparative is parempi (better). When you add a case ending like the ablative -lta to a comparative word, the -mpi ending changes to the stem -mma-. This gives us paremma- + -lta.
Why is draama in the basic nominative form?
When comparing two things using the word kuin (than), the second thing being compared usually mirrors the grammatical case of the first. Since komedia is the subject and in the basic nominative form, draama stays in the nominative too.
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