Breakdown of Me vertailimme uuden juhlapaikan tarjoilupöytiä kaksissa polttareissa.
me
we
uusi
new
kaksi
two
vertailla
to compare
juhlapaikka
the party venue
polttarit
the bachelor party
tarjoilupöytä
the serving table
Questions & Answers about Me vertailimme uuden juhlapaikan tarjoilupöytiä kaksissa polttareissa.
Why is the number two written as kaksissa here instead of kahdessa?
The word for a bachelor party, polttarit, is a plural-only noun in Finnish. When you count plural-only nouns, the number itself must also be in the plural and match the noun's case. Since the sentence says "at" two bachelor parties, both the number and the noun take the plural inessive ending: kaksissa polttareissa.
Is polttarit always a plural word, even when referring to just one bachelor party?
Yes. Just like the words for weddings (häät) and funerals (hautajaiset), the Finnish word for a bachelor or bachelorette party (polttarit) is always grammatically plural. If you were talking about a single party, you would use the plural form of the number one: yhdet polttarit.
Why is tarjoilupöytiä in the partitive plural? Shouldn't it be an object in the accusative?
The verb vertailla (to compare) requires a partitive object. This is because comparing is viewed as an ongoing or continuous process rather than a completed action with a strict endpoint. Therefore, the serving tables take the partitive plural form: tarjoilupöytiä.
How do you build the partitive plural tarjoilupöytiä from its base form?
The base form is the compound word tarjoilupöytä, which combines tarjoilu (serving or catering) and pöytä (table). To form the partitive plural, the final -ä of the stem drops out to make room for the plural marker -i-, which is then followed by the partitive ending -ä, resulting in tarjoilupöytiä.
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