Breakdown of Viidesosa on tasan kaksikymmentä prosenttia.
olla
to be
kaksikymmentä
twenty
tasan
exactly
viidesosa
a fifth
prosentti
percent
Questions & Answers about Viidesosa on tasan kaksikymmentä prosenttia.
How exactly is the word viidesosa formed?
It is built by taking the ordinal number viides (fifth) and adding the word osa (part). This is the standard rule for creating fractions in Finnish: you combine the ordinal form of the number with osa.
Can I say viisiosa instead by using the basic number for five?
No, you cannot use the basic cardinal number. With the exception of puoli (half), Finnish fractions always require the ordinal number. Using viisi (five) would be incorrect; you must use viides (fifth) to make viidesosa.
Why is the word prosenttia in the partitive case?
What role does the word tasan play in this sentence?
tasan is an adverb that means exactly or evenly. In Finnish, it is very commonly paired with numbers, percentages, and clock times to emphasize an exact amount, just like saying exactly twenty percent or exactly two o'clock.
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