Word
Lyhin luuranko on tuossa huoneessa.
Meaning
The shortest skeleton is in that room.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Lyhin luuranko on tuossa huoneessa.
What is the base form of lyhin and why does it look so different?
The base form is lyhyt (short). Adjectives ending in -hyt or -hut have irregular comparative and superlative forms. To form the superlative ('shortest'), the -yt drops off and is replaced by the superlative marker -in, giving us lyhin.
If I wanted to say 'in the shortest room', how would the superlative lyhin change to match the case?
Adjectives must agree with the noun's case. The stem for the superlative lyhin when adding endings is lyhimm-. Because 'room' takes the inessive case (huoneessa), 'shortest' also needs the inessive ending. With vowel harmony, this becomes lyhimmässä huoneessa.
Why do both tuossa and huoneessa have the -ssa ending?
In Finnish, demonstrative pronouns like tuo (that) have to agree in case with the noun they describe. Because 'room' is in the inessive case (huoneessa), the word 'that' must also take the inessive case, becoming tuossa.
Why is there a double 'e' in huoneessa?