Questions & Answers about Vuoropohjainen pelini on valmis.
How is the word vuoropohjainen constructed to mean "turn-based"?
It combines vuoro (turn) and pohjainen (based on). The root is the noun pohja (base, bottom, foundation), and adding the adjective-forming suffix -inen turns it into "-based". This is a highly productive pattern: you can easily deduce or create words like tietopohjainen (knowledge-based) or faktapohjainen (fact-based).
Why is the pronoun minun (my) omitted before pelini?
In standard written Finnish, first- and second-person genitive pronouns (minun, sinun, meidän, teidän) are usually dropped because the possessive suffix (here, -ni) already indicates ownership. As a quick refresher: colloquial spoken Finnish does the exact opposite, keeping the pronoun but dropping the suffix (e.g., mun peli).
If the sentence were plural ("My turn-based games are ready"), would the word pelini change?
Surprisingly, no. The nominative plural of peli is pelit, but when you attach a possessive suffix, the plural -t marker disappears entirely. "My games" is exactly the same as "my game": pelini. You would only know it is plural because the rest of the sentence would change to agree: Vuoropohjaiset pelini ovat valmiit.
Why doesn't the adjective vuoropohjainen also take the -ni suffix to match the noun?