Breakdown of Vanhempi ja tyhmempi roisto voitti taistelun.
ja
and
vanha
old
voittaa
to win
tyhmä
stupid (dumb, unintelligent)
Questions & Answers about Vanhempi ja tyhmempi roisto voitti taistelun.
Why is the word for "older" vanhempi instead of "vanhampi"?
The base adjective is vanha (old). When forming the comparative (adding -mpi), adjectives ending in -a change that final -a to an -e-. Therefore, vanha becomes vanhempi.
Does the same vowel change happen in tyhmempi (stupider)?
Yes! The base word is tyhmä (stupid). Just like a final -a, a final -ä also mutates into an -e- before the comparative ending -mpi. This is why it becomes tyhmempi instead of "tyhmämpi".
Why does taistelu (battle) have an -n ending here?
The verb voitti (won) expresses a completed action, so its object needs to be a total object. In Finnish, a total object for a single, whole item usually takes the genitive case ending -n. Using taistelun shows that the entire battle was completely won.
What is the dictionary form of the verb voitti?
The dictionary form is voittaa (to win). To form the past tense, the final double vowel -aa of the stem drops and is replaced by the past tense marker -i, resulting in voitti (he/she/it won).