Learn Finnish: Etsin edullista asuntolainaa netistä. - I am searching for an affordable mortgage on the internet.

Etsin edullista asuntolainaa netistä.

I am searching for an affordable mortgage on the internet.

Breakdown of Etsin edullista asuntolainaa netistä.

Questions & Answers about Etsin edullista asuntolainaa netistä.

Why is 'netistä' in the elative case meaning 'from the internet' instead of 'on the internet'?

This is the special rule for the verb etsiä (to search). In Finnish, you do not search 'in' or 'on' a place, but rather you search 'out of' or 'from' it. Therefore, etsiä requires the elative (-sta/-stä) or ablative (-lta/-ltä) case for the location.

Why are the words for 'affordable mortgage' in the partitive case (edullista asuntolainaa)?

The verb etsiä requires its object to be in the partitive case. Searching is an ongoing, incomplete action, so you use the partitive rather than the accusative (total object) case.

What is the base form of edullista and why does it look so different here?

The base form is edullinen (affordable, advantageous). For Finnish words ending in -nen, the partitive ending is formed by replacing the -nen with -sta or -stä.

What are the parts of the compound word asuntolainaa?

It comes from asunto (apartment, dwelling) and laina (loan). Put together into asuntolaina, it is the standard Finnish word for a mortgage. Here, an extra -a is added to the end for the partitive case.