Breakdown of Esteetön ympäristö on jokaisen kansalaisen perusoikeus.
olla
to be
kansalainen
the citizen
ympäristö
environment
jokainen
every / each (declinable)
Questions & Answers about Esteetön ympäristö on jokaisen kansalaisen perusoikeus.
How does the word esteetön come to mean "accessible" here?
It literally translates to "barrier-free" or "without obstacles." It is formed from the noun este (obstacle, barrier) and the suffix -tön (without). In modern Finnish, esteetön is the standard term used for physical or digital accessibility.
How could I apply this lesson's grammar to add "regardless of background" to this sentence?
You would use the elative case ending -sta/-stä followed by the postposition riippumatta. The word for background is tausta, so you would add taustasta riippumatta to the end of the sentence.
Is perusoikeus just a combination of "basic" and "right"?
Yes, it is a compound of perus- (basic, fundamental) and oikeus (right, justice). At a B2 level, it is good to note that perusoikeus is a formal legal term referring specifically to fundamental or constitutional rights, rather than just everyday permissions.
Why do both words in jokaisen kansalaisen end in the genitive -n?
In Finnish, modifiers like pronouns and adjectives must agree with the noun they describe. Because kansalainen (citizen) is put into the genitive case to show possession (a citizen's basic right), the pronoun jokainen (every) must also change to its genitive form, jokaisen.