Breakdown of Toisaalta pitkä lentoaika on raskas, toisaalta lämmin ilmasto on virkistävä.
olla
to be
lämmin
warm
pitkä
long, tall
ilmasto
climate
toisaalta
on the other hand
raskas
heavy (also burdensome, e.g. work)
virkistävä
refreshing
lentoaika
flight time
Questions & Answers about Toisaalta pitkä lentoaika on raskas, toisaalta lämmin ilmasto on virkistävä.
Why is toisaalta used twice, instead of having two different words like in English?
In Finnish, the phrase for 'on the one hand ... on the other hand' just repeats the same word: toisaalta ... toisaalta. You do not need a different word for the first and second part. It literally translates to 'from elsewhere ... from elsewhere'.
Does starting the clause with toisaalta change the word order?
No, it does not trigger subject-verb inversion. As you can see in both halves of the sentence, standard word order applies right after it: toisaalta + subject (pitkä lentoaika) + verb (on).
I learned that raskas means 'heavy'. Can it be used for things that do not have physical weight?
Yes! While it literally means 'heavy', raskas is very commonly used figuratively to mean 'arduous', 'exhausting', or 'burdensome'. A long flight, a tough work week, or an emotionally difficult situation can all be described as raskas.
What kind of word is virkistävä?
It is the active present participle of the verb virkistää (to refresh). By adding the -va/-vä ending, the verb is turned into an adjective meaning 'refreshing', describing what the climate is doing.
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