Breakdown of Me olemme alennusmyynnissä, ja alennukset ovat suuria.
olla
to be
ja
and
me
we
suuri
large, great
alennusmyynti
the clearance sale
alennus
the discount
Questions & Answers about Me olemme alennusmyynnissä, ja alennukset ovat suuria.
Why is the adjective suuria in the partitive plural instead of the nominative plural suuret?
When describing a plural subject with the verb olla, the predicative adjective is generally in the partitive plural (suuria) to express a quality. Using the nominative plural (suuret) would mean "the big ones", acting as an identifier for a specific, restricted group (e.g., Nämä alennukset ovat ne suuret).
How would I replace suuria to say the discounts are "double" or "twofold" using a multiplicative adjective from this lesson?
You would use the adjective kaksinkertainen. Following the exact same predicative rule as suuria, it must be put into the partitive plural to describe the plural subject: ...ja alennukset ovat kaksinkertaisia.
Why do we say alennusmyynnissä (inessive case) instead of alennusmyynnillä (adessive case) when a sale is an event?
While many events and activities take the adessive case (like kurssilla or luennolla), alennusmyynti takes the inessive case (-ssä). You can think of it as physically being "inside" the store where the discount sale is happening.
How are the parts of the compound word alennusmyynti derived?
It is made of alennus (discount) and myynti (sale). At this level, it helps to recognize the root verbs: alennus comes from alentaa (to lower or reduce), and myynti is the noun form of myydä (to sell).
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