Breakdown of Toinen huoltoasema on yhtä kallis kuin ensimmäinen.
olla
to be
kallis
expensive
toinen
other, another; second
kuin
than / like / as (also in "before …")
ensimmäinen
first
yhtä
equally / as
huoltoasema
service station
Questions & Answers about Toinen huoltoasema on yhtä kallis kuin ensimmäinen.
Why does toinen translate to "the other" here instead of "the second"?
In Finnish, the word toinen does double duty: it means both "second" and "other". Because it is being contrasted with ensimmäinen (first) at the end of the sentence, translating it as either "the second" or "the other" works perfectly in this context.
How do you form the "as [adjective] as" comparison in Finnish?
Since yhtä is a partitive word, shouldn't kallis also be in the partitive case?
No, because in this specific structure, yhtä acts as a fixed adverb rather than a number modifying the adjective. The adjective kallis describes the subject huoltoasema (gas station), which is in the basic nominative case. Therefore, kallis stays in the nominative case too.
Why isn't there a Finnish word for "one" at the end of the sentence?
English uses "one" as a placeholder to avoid repeating a noun (like saying "the first gas station" again). Finnish doesn't use placeholder words like this. You simply leave the adjective or numeral on its own, which is why ensimmäinen means "the first one" all by itself.
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