Breakdown of Kun opiskelet, tabletti on yhtä monipuolinen kuin tietokone.
olla
to be
tietokone
computer
opiskella
to study
kun
when (conjunction)
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
yhtä
equally / as
tabletti
tablet
monipuolinen
versatile
Questions & Answers about Kun opiskelet, tabletti on yhtä monipuolinen kuin tietokone.
How does the structure yhtä monipuolinen kuin work here?
To say that things are equal in a certain quality, Finnish uses yhtä (equally / as) + adjective + kuin (as). The adjective monipuolinen stays in the basic nominative case here because it describes the subject, tabletti.
What is the literal meaning of the adjective monipuolinen?
It is built from moni (many) and puoli (side), combined with the common adjective ending -nen. Literally it means "many-sided", which is how Finnish expresses "versatile".
Does opiskelet mean that the speaker is talking to me specifically?
Not necessarily. Just like in English, Finnish often uses the second-person singular (the sinä form) to make a general statement. Here, kun opiskelet acts as a "generic you", meaning "when one studies" or "when people study".
How is the word tietokone formed?
Tietokone is a very logical compound word. It combines tieto (knowledge, information, or data) and kone (machine). A computer is literally an "information machine"!
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