Learn Finnish: Ostin tuon herkullisen patukan myyntiautomaatista kahdella eurolla. - I bought that delicious candy bar from the vending machine for two euros.

Word

Ostin tuon herkullisen patukan myyntiautomaatista kahdella eurolla.

Meaning

I bought that delicious candy bar from the vending machine for two euros.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Finnish

Lesson

The Adessive of price (-lla, -llä)

Breakdown of Ostin tuon herkullisen patukan myyntiautomaatista kahdella eurolla.

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?

It depends on the location. You use the ablative (-lta) when buying from a person, an open market, or a kiosk. However, a myyntiautomaatti (vending machine) is an enclosed container. The candy bar physically comes out of the machine, so Finnish uses the elative (-sta) case.

What kind of candy does patukka refer to?