Breakdown of Viimevuotiseen liikevaihtoon verrattuna me myymme nyt enemmän.
me
we
nyt
now
myydä
to sell
enemmän
more (comparative of paljon)
verrattuna
compared to
liikevaihto
revenue
viimevuotinen
last year's
Questions & Answers about Viimevuotiseen liikevaihtoon verrattuna me myymme nyt enemmän.
Why do the first two words end in -en and -on?
The word verrattuna means "compared to", and it requires the thing being compared to be in the illative case (the "into" case). Because the noun liikevaihtoon (revenue) is in the illative, the adjective describing it, viimevuotiseen, must also take the illative ending to match.
How exactly is the adjective viimevuotiseen formed?
It is built from viime (last) and vuosi (year). By adding the suffix -inen, it becomes the adjective viimevuotinen (last year's). When put into the illative case, the -nen ending changes to -seen, resulting in viimevuotiseen.
Does verrattuna always have to come after the noun it refers to?
No, verrattuna is flexible. It can be used as a postposition, as seen here, but it can also act as a preposition before the noun. You could perfectly well say verrattuna viimevuotiseen liikevaihtoon, and the meaning remains exactly the same.
Why does the verb verrata (to compare) look like verrattuna here?
Verrattuna is built using the passive past participle of verrata (which gives us verrattu, "compared"), plus the essive case ending -na ("as"). So literally, it means "as compared" or "as having been compared".
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