Breakdown of Avara talo suurine terasseineen on täydellinen meille.
olla
to be
talo
house
me
we
täydellinen
perfect
Questions & Answers about Avara talo suurine terasseineen on täydellinen meille.
Why does suurine not have the possessive suffix -en at the end like terasseineen does?
In the comitative case, modifiers like adjectives take the base comitative ending -ine, but only the main head noun receives the possessive suffix. That is why the adjective is just suurine, while the noun becomes terasseineen.
Where does the -en at the end of terasseineen come from?
The comitative case always requires a possessive suffix on the main noun. Here, the third-person suffix meaning "its" is added. Instead of using -nsa, it uses the alternative rule: lengthen the final vowel and add -n, turning the comitative base terasseine- into terasseineen.
Since the comitative marker -ine- always looks plural, how do we know if the house has one terrace or multiple?
You actually cannot tell from the word terasseineen alone. The comitative case uses the plural stem regardless of whether the noun is singular or plural in reality. You have to rely on context or common sense; here it is translated as plural because a spacious house often has multiple terraces.
Could we just use the postposition kanssa to say "with its large terraces"?