Word
Mies ei suostunut myymään harvinaista kolikkoa edes kymmenellä tonnilla.
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Breakdown of Mies ei suostunut myymään harvinaista kolikkoa edes kymmenellä tonnilla.
mies
man
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
kymmenen
ten
myydä
to sell
Questions & Answers about Mies ei suostunut myymään harvinaista kolikkoa edes kymmenellä tonnilla.
Why is the price kymmenellä tonnilla in the adessive case (-lla/-llä)?
In Finnish, the adessive case is used to express the exact amount for which something is bought, sold, or rented. Here it translates to 'for ten grand'. Notice that both the number kymmenellä and the noun tonnilla must agree in the adessive case.
Why is the verb 'to sell' in the form myymään instead of the basic infinitive myydä?
The verb suostua (to agree or consent) dictates the form of the following verb. It requires the illative form of the third infinitive, which ends in -maan or -mään.
Why is the object harvinaista kolikkoa in the partitive case?
The action of the sentence is negative (ei suostunut), meaning the sale never happened. In Finnish, if the main action is negative, the direct object must take the partitive case.
What does tonnilla mean here?
Tonni literally means 'a ton', but in spoken and everyday Finnish, it is the most common colloquial word for a thousand (usually referring to euros, much like 'a grand' in English).
How does the word edes work in this sentence?