Breakdown of Tiedätkö, että uusi neuvola on auki tänään?
olla
to be
uusi
new
tänään
today
tietää
to know
auki
open
että
that (conjunction)
neuvola
the child health clinic
Questions & Answers about Tiedätkö, että uusi neuvola on auki tänään?
How is the word neuvola built using the -la suffix?
The word neuvola comes from the noun neuvo, which means "advice" or "counsel". By adding the place suffix -la, it literally becomes "a place of advice". In Finnish society, a neuvola specifically refers to a maternity and child health clinic.
Why is there a comma before että in this sentence?
Unlike in English, Finnish has strict comma rules for connecting sentences. You almost always need a comma before että (that) when it connects two clauses that both have their own conjugated verb. Here, the first part has tiedätkö and the second part has on.
Why do we use the word auki here instead of a form of the verb avata (to open)?
Auki is an unchanging word used to describe the state of being open. When you want to say that a shop, clinic, or door is currently open, you use the verb olla (to be) + auki. You only use the verb avata for the action of opening something (for example, if a worker is physically opening the doors in the morning).
Could I say Tunnetko, että... instead of Tiedätkö, että...?
No, you must use tietää here. In Finnish, tietää means to know a fact or a piece of information, and it is the verb you use before an että (that) clause. The verb tuntea is only used when you know or are familiar with a person, a physical place, or a feeling.
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