Breakdown of Tämä pääruoka on yksi herkullisimmista annoksista.
tämä
this
olla
to be
yksi
one
herkullinen
delicious
annos
the dish
pääruoka
the main course
Questions & Answers about Tämä pääruoka on yksi herkullisimmista annoksista.
Why do herkullisimmista and annoksista both end in -ista?
This is the Finnish way to say 'one of the...'. After yksi (one), you use the elative plural case (ending in -ista or -istä) for both the superlative adjective and the noun. It literally translates to 'one out of the most delicious dishes.'
How is the superlative word herkullisimmista formed from the basic word herkullinen (delicious)?
To make the basic superlative 'most delicious', the ending becomes -isin, making herkullisin. When you put this into the plural elative case, the -in changes to the stem -immi-, and then you add the plural elative ending -sta. So the chain is: herkullinen -> herkullisin -> herkullisimmista.
Doesn't annos usually mean 'portion'? Why is it translated as 'dishes' here?
Yes, annos primarily means 'portion' or 'serving.' However, in a restaurant context, it is very commonly used to refer to a 'dish' on a menu (a specific plated meal). You could also use ruoista (from ruoka, food), but annoksista is exactly what you would say when talking about the specific meals served at a restaurant.
Is pääruoka always written as one word?
Yes, pääruoka (main course) is a compound word made of pää (head/main) and ruoka (food). In Finnish, when the first word defines the specific type or purpose of the second word, they are written together as a single word.
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