Breakdown of Tämä paikallinen panimo valmistaa erinomaista olutta.
tämä
this
olut
beer
paikallinen
local
valmistaa
to prepare (manufacture, make)
erinomainen
excellent
panimo
the brewery
Questions & Answers about Tämä paikallinen panimo valmistaa erinomaista olutta.
How is the word panimo formed, and what verb does it come from?
Panimo uses the location suffix -mo attached to the strong stem of the verb panna. While panna usually means "to put," it is also the traditional verb used for brewing beer (panna olutta). So, a panimo is literally a "brewing place" or brewery.
Why are erinomaista and olutta in the partitive case here?
In Finnish, when an action is directed at an uncountable mass noun (like a liquid such as olut), the object takes the partitive case. Since olutta is in the partitive, the adjective describing it (erinomainen) must match it and become erinomaista.
The word paikallinen means "local." How is it built?
It comes from the noun paikka (place). Adding the suffix -llinen turns a noun into an adjective meaning "pertaining to" or "having the quality of." So, paikallinen literally means "pertaining to a place," which translates to "local."
Could I use tekee instead of valmistaa to say the brewery "makes" beer?
You could, and it would be understood, but valmistaa is much more natural in this context. While tehdä is a very general word for making or doing, valmistaa specifically means "to manufacture," "to prepare," or "to produce," which perfectly fits what a commercial business does.
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