Breakdown of Opit paljon ajamalla toista autoa.
auto
car
paljon
a lot
oppia
to learn
ajaa
to drive
toinen
other, another; second
Questions & Answers about Opit paljon ajamalla toista autoa.
Why do we use toista instead of muuta for 'another' in this sentence?
The pronoun toinen is used when you mean 'another' (one more of the same kind) or 'the other'. The word muu means 'other' in the sense of a different kind or 'else'. Since you are talking about driving an additional car rather than a completely different type of thing, toinen is the right choice.
How does the base form toinen become toista?
Finnish words ending in -nen change that ending to -s- before adding the partitive ending -ta or -tä. The stem of toinen becomes tois-, giving us toista.
Why are toista and autoa in the partitive case?
The verb ajaa (to drive) requires its object to be in the partitive case. Because the noun auto becomes autoa, its modifier toinen must agree with it and also take the partitive form toista.
What verb form is ajamalla and how does it mean 'by driving'?
This is the third infinitive (often called the -ma form) combined with the adessive case ending -lla. Adding -lla or -llä to this verb stem creates the meaning of 'by doing' a certain action.
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