Breakdown of Tuulivoima on hyvä investointi niin luonnolle kuin taloudellekin.
olla
to be
hyvä
good
luonto
nature
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
talous
the economy
niin
both (in 'niin ... kuin ... -kin')
tuulivoima
wind power
investointi
investment
Questions & Answers about Tuulivoima on hyvä investointi niin luonnolle kuin taloudellekin.
How exactly does the niin ... kuin ... -kin structure work in this sentence?
This is a formal way to express the idea of both X and Y. The word niin comes before the first item (luonnolle), and kuin comes before the second item (taloudelle). Finally, the suffix -kin, which means also or too, must be attached to the very end of the second item to complete the structure.
Could I attach the -kin suffix to the word kuin instead of taloudelle?
No, in this correlative structure, the -kin particle must always attach to the actual second connected word or phrase. Because the second item here is in the allative case (taloudelle), the -kin suffix is added strictly after the case ending, resulting in taloudellekin.
Why are luonnolle and taloudelle in the allative case ending in -lle?
The allative case often translates to 'for' or 'to'. Here, it expresses who or what is on the receiving end of the benefit. In Finnish, when you state that something is a good investment, beneficial, or important for someone or something, you typically use the allative case.
What are the base words for luonnolle and taloudelle, and why do their stems change here?
The nominative base words are luonto (nature) and talous (economy). Luonto undergoes consonant gradation where the strong nt weakens to nn because the -lle ending creates a closed syllable. For nouns ending in -us like talous, the final s changes to a d before adding most case endings, creating the strong stem taloude-.
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