Breakdown of Ostin tuon herkullisen patukan myyntiautomaatista kahdella eurolla.
tuo
that
kaksi
two
ostaa
to buy
euro
euro
herkullinen
delicious
patukka
candy bar
myyntiautomaatti
vending machine
Questions & Answers about Ostin tuon herkullisen patukan myyntiautomaatista kahdella eurolla.
Why does "for two euros" translate to kahdella eurolla using the adessive case?
When you express the exact transaction price of buying, selling, or renting an item, Finnish uses the adessive case (-lla/-llä). Notice that the case ending must be applied to both the numeral and the currency: kahde-lla (two) euro-lla (euros).
Why do the words tuon herkullisen patukan all end in -n?
They form the direct object of the sentence. Because ostin (I bought) is an action that was completely finished, and you bought the entire single candy bar, the object takes the genitive-accusative -n ending. Remember that adjectives and pronouns must agree with the noun they modify, which is why tuo (that) and herkullinen (delicious) also take the -n ending.
Why use the elative case (-sta) for myyntiautomaatista? Wouldn't you use the ablative (-lta) to say you bought something "from" somewhere?
What kind of candy does patukka refer to?
Patukka specifically means a small, thick bar or baton. In the context of sweets, it usually refers to a chocolate bar (suklaapatukka) or a snack/energy bar. If you were talking about small, loose candies, you would use karkki or makeinen instead.
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