Breakdown of Säästät rahaa ostamalla tämän toisen lisävarusteen.
tämä
this
raha
money
ostaa
to buy
toinen
other, another; second
säästää
to save (money, resources)
lisävaruste
accessory
Questions & Answers about Säästät rahaa ostamalla tämän toisen lisävarusteen.
Why does this sentence use toisen instead of muun for "other"?
In Finnish, toinen is used for "the other" or "another" when choosing from a specific set or alternatives of the same kind. You use muu for "other" when you mean something completely different or "else." Since you are picking between specific accessories here, toisen is the right choice.
Why are the words tämän toisen lisävarusteen all in the genitive case ending in -n?
They form the object of the action "buying" (ostamalla). Because you are buying one complete, countable item, it needs the total object case, which for singular nouns looks exactly like the genitive (ending in -n). The pronouns tämä and toinen must match the case of the noun they describe, becoming tämän toisen.
What exactly is the form ostamalla?
It is a verb form used to express "by doing" an action. It is created by taking the strong stem of a verb and adding -malla or -mällä (this is called the third infinitive adessive). Here, the verb ostaa (to buy) becomes ostamalla to mean "by buying".
Why is the object rahaa in the partitive case, while the other object lisävarusteen ends in -n?
Rahaa is an uncountable noun, and you are saving an undefined amount of it (some money), which requires the partitive case. On the other hand, lisävaruste (accessory) is a single, countable item that you are buying completely, so it takes the total object case.
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