Questions & Answers about Onko tuo luuranko suurempi kuin tämä talo?
Why is the comparative suurempi with an e instead of an i?
Even though the basic adjective is suuri, Finnish words ending in -i generally change that -i to an -e- before adding the comparative ending -mpi. So, suuri becomes suurempi, just like pieni (small) becomes pienempi.
Can I form this comparison without using the word kuin?
Yes! A very common alternative at your level is the partitive comparative. You can drop kuin and put the thing being compared to into the partitive case, usually placing it before the adjective: Onko tuo luuranko tätä taloa suurempi?
Why are both tuo luuranko and tämä talo in the nominative (basic) case?
When you use kuin to compare two things, they typically match in case. Because tuo luuranko is the subject of the sentence and in the nominative, tämä talo stays in the nominative as well.
If I needed to add an ending to luuranko (skeleton), would the consonants change?