Breakdown of Onko asunnossa iso parveke kauniine maisemineen?
olla
to be
iso
big
kaunis
beautiful
parveke
the balcony
Questions & Answers about Onko asunnossa iso parveke kauniine maisemineen?
Why does maisemineen have a possessive suffix but the adjective kauniine doesn't?
In the comitative case, the adjective modifier takes the comitative ending -ne but does not take a possessive suffix. The head noun (maisemineen) takes both the comitative ending -ne and the possessive suffix (here, -en).
How is the adjective kauniine formed from kaunis?
The comitative is always formed using the plural stem of the word. The word kaunis (beautiful) has the plural stem kaunii-. We just add the comitative ending -ne to this stem, resulting in kauniine.
What does the possessive suffix -en on maisemineen refer to in this sentence?
The third-person possessive suffix -en translates to 'its' and refers back to the balcony (parveke). The comitative case almost always requires a possessive suffix on the head noun, emphasizing that the balcony comes 'equipped with' its beautiful landscapes.
Could I just say kauniilla maisemilla instead of kauniine maisemineen?
Yes, in spoken or everyday Finnish, you would usually use the adessive case (kauniilla maisemilla) to say 'with beautiful landscapes'. The comitative case (kauniine maisemineen) is more formal and literary, and carries the specific nuance of something naturally belonging to the subject.