Breakdown of Asunnon esittely on tänään, mutta emme löydä taloa kartalta.
olla
to be
talo
house
mutta
but
ei
no / not (negative verb)
tänään
today
löytää
to find
kartta
map
asunto
apartment
esittely
showing
Questions & Answers about Asunnon esittely on tänään, mutta emme löydä taloa kartalta.
Why is it kartalta (from the map) when the English translation says on the map?
This is a special rule for the verb löytää (to find). In Finnish, you do not find things in or on a place, you find them out of or from a place. Because you usually look on a map (kartalla), finding something requires the from case (ablative), giving us kartalta.
Why is the house in the partitive case (taloa) here?
Because the action is negative (emme löydä). In Finnish, whenever the main verb is negative, its object must be in the partitive case. If the sentence were positive (we find the house), the total object would take the genitive form: löydämme talon.
Is esittely the standard word for an apartment viewing?
Yes! Esittely comes from the verb esitellä (to present or introduce) and generally means a presentation. In the context of real estate, asunnon esittely is the exact term used for an apartment showing or open house.
I see emme for we don't, but why isn't the main verb conjugated as löydämme?
When making a negative sentence, the negative word ei takes the personal ending (becoming emme for we). The main verb drops its personal ending and uses just the negative stem. So instead of emme löydämme, it must be emme löydä.
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