Breakdown of Toisaalta kaukokohde on aina eksoottinen, toisaalta pitkä lentoaika väsyttää.
olla
to be
aina
always
pitkä
long, tall
toisaalta
on the other hand
Questions & Answers about Toisaalta kaukokohde on aina eksoottinen, toisaalta pitkä lentoaika väsyttää.
How exactly does toisaalta ... toisaalta work here?
It translates to 'on the one hand ... on the other hand'. Literally, toisaalta means 'from another place'. By repeating it, you weigh two contrasting points. Unlike in English where the phrases differ, Finnish repeats the exact same word.
Does starting the clauses with toisaalta change the word order?
No. Notice that after toisaalta, we just use standard subject-verb word order (kaukokohde on and pitkä lentoaika väsyttää). It does not force the verb to come first, which is a helpful rule to remember.
How is the word kaukokohde formed?
It combines kauko- (long-distance, remote) and kohde (destination or target). You will see kauko- in many everyday words at this level, like kaukosäädin (remote control) or kaukoliikenne (long-distance transport).
Why doesn't väsyttää (to tire) have a partitive object here, like minua?
When verbs of feeling like väsyttää or harmittaa (to annoy) are used without a specific object, they describe a general characteristic. Here, it simply means 'the long flight time is tiring' for anyone in general, rather than tiring a specific person.