Questions & Answers about Kolmasosa asiakkaista valittaa.
How exactly do we form the fraction kolmasosa?
It is made by combining the ordinal number kolmas (third) with the noun osa (part). This is the standard way to form most fractions in Finnish: ordinal plus osa. Literally, it means a third part.
Why do we use the elative case (-sta) for asiakkaista here instead of the partitive?
When you are taking a fraction out of a specific, countable group of things or people, Finnish uses the elative case (-sta or -stä), which translates to out of. So kolmasosa asiakkaista literally means a third out of the customers.
If there are many customers complaining, why is the verb valittaa in the singular form?
The verb agrees with the grammatical subject of the sentence. Here, the subject is the singular word kolmasosa (a third). Even though the meaning involves multiple customers, the verb strictly follows the singular subject and takes the third-person singular form valittaa.
What is the dictionary form of asiakkaista and how does it get this spelling?
The dictionary form is asiakas (customer). Words ending in -kas have a stem ending in -kkaa- (a strong grade with a double k). To say out of the customers, we take that stem asiakkaa-, add the plural marker -i-, and finally the elative ending -sta, resulting in asiakkaista.
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