Breakdown of Isoisän arvomaailma on konservatiivinen, minun sukupolveni taas on vapaamielinen.
olla
to be
minä
I
isoisä
grandfather
sukupolvi
generation
taas
whereas / on the other hand (by contrast)
arvomaailma
the value system
konservatiivinen
conservative
vapaamielinen
open-minded
Questions & Answers about Isoisän arvomaailma on konservatiivinen, minun sukupolveni taas on vapaamielinen.
Why is taas placed right after minun sukupolveni instead of at the beginning of the clause?
In Finnish, to express whereas or on the other hand, the word taas is placed immediately after the word or phrase being contrasted, rather than at the start of the clause. Here, your generation is being contrasted with your grandfather's value system, so taas attaches directly to the topic minun sukupolveni.
Doesn't taas normally mean again?
Yes, its most common meaning is again. However, when used as a connector of contrast right after a subject or topic, it translates to whereas or while. If you wanted to say my generation is open-minded again, taas would typically go after the verb instead of right after the subject.
Could I drop the possessive suffix -ni and just write minun sukupolvi?
In standard written Finnish, if you use the genitive pronoun minun, you must include the matching possessive suffix -ni on the noun. In spoken or casual Finnish, it is very common to drop the suffix and just say mun sukupolvi, but this sentence follows standard written grammar.
How is the word vapaamielinen constructed?
It is a compound adjective. It combines vapaa (free) with mieli (mind) plus the adjective-forming suffix -nen. Together, they literally mean free-minded, which is the Finnish way of saying open-minded.
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