Breakdown of Kumpi koostumus on parempi, ja miksi se miellyttää raatia?
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
ja
and
miksi
why
parempi
better
kumpi
which (of two)
miellyttää
to please
raati
the jury
koostumus
the texture
Questions & Answers about Kumpi koostumus on parempi, ja miksi se miellyttää raatia?
Why use kumpi instead of mikä in this sentence?
Kumpi specifically asks "which of two". This tells us there are exactly two textures being compared. If the jury were choosing between three or more textures, the question would start with mikä.
Why does kumpi pair so naturally with parempi (better)?
Because kumpi establishes that we are comparing exactly two things, Finnish strictly requires the comparative form parempi (better). You would only use the superlative paras (best) if you were using mikä to compare three or more things.
Why is raati (jury) in the partitive case as raatia?
The verb miellyttää (to please, to appeal to) is a partitive verb. Because it expresses an emotional reaction or subjective feeling, the object experiencing that feeling must take the partitive case.
Where does the word koostumus (texture) come from?
While it translates to "texture" in the context of food or cosmetics, its literal meaning is "composition". It is built from the verb koostua (to consist of), making it a very useful word for describing how something is put together.
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