Word
Ankka on kania äänekkäämpi.
Meaning
The duck is louder than the rabbit.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ankka on kania äänekkäämpi.
Why is kania in the partitive case here?
In Finnish, you can express 'than' in two ways. You can use kuin (Ankka on äänekkäämpi kuin kani), or you can drop kuin and put the thing being compared to—in this case, the rabbit (kani)—into the partitive case (kania).
Could I write this as Ankka on äänekkäämpi kania instead?
Usually, no. When you use the partitive structure instead of kuin, the partitive word (kania) naturally belongs directly before the comparative adjective (äänekkäämpi).
How is the comparative word äänekkäämpi formed?
The basic adjective for 'loud' or 'noisy' is äänekäs. To make it comparative, you find its strong stem, äänekkää-, and add the comparative ending -mpi to get äänekkäämpi.
Is the word äänekäs related to ääni (sound)?
Yes! The ending -kas or -käs is often added to nouns to create adjectives meaning 'having a lot of' something. Since ääni means sound or voice, an äänekäs animal literally has a lot of voice.