Breakdown of Tämä manuaali on paljon halvempi kuin se toinen.
tämä
this
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
halpa
cheap
Questions & Answers about Tämä manuaali on paljon halvempi kuin se toinen.
Why do we use toinen here instead of muu?
We use toinen when referring to 'the other one' of a specific pair or a known group. Muu means 'other' in the sense of 'something else' or 'the rest of them'. Since we are comparing this manual to one specific alternative, toinen is the right choice.
Why does the English translation say 'that other one' if there is no word for 'one' in Finnish?
Finnish doesn't use a placeholder word for 'one' like English does. Toinen simply means 'other' (or 'second'), and the pronoun se (that/it) points to it. Together, se toinen perfectly translates to 'that other one' or 'the other'.
Why does halpa (cheap) change to halvempi?
To make an adjective comparative (cheaper), you add the suffix -mpi. For halpa, adding this suffix triggers consonant gradation, changing the strong p to a weak v, which results in halvempi.
Is there another way to say 'than that other one' without using the word kuin?
Yes! Instead of using kuin followed by the nominative case (se toinen), you can drop kuin and put the comparison target into the partitive case. That would make the sentence: Tämä manuaali on paljon halvempi sitä toista.