Word
Asunnottomat käyvät täällä, sillä heillä ei ole kotia.
Meaning
The homeless come here, because they do not have a home.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Asunnottomat käyvät täällä, sillä heillä ei ole kotia.
olla
to be
täällä
here
he
they
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
Questions & Answers about Asunnottomat käyvät täällä, sillä heillä ei ole kotia.
Why is asunnottomat used without a noun like ihmiset (people)?
In Finnish, you can often use an adjective on its own as a noun phrase, especially in the plural to represent demographic groups. Asunnottomat translates directly to 'the homeless ones'. Adding ihmiset would be grammatically correct, but omitting it is much more natural, just like saying 'the homeless' in English.
How does the word asunnottomat get its plural form?
It is built from the noun asunto (apartment/dwelling) plus the suffix -ton (without), creating the adjective asunnoton (homeless). Adjectives ending in -ton or -tön change their ending to -ttomat or -ttömät in the plural nominative, giving us asunnottomat.
Why does the sentence use käyvät instead of tulevat for the English translation 'come'?
While tulla strictly means 'to come' (movement toward the speaker), käydä means 'to visit' or 'to go somewhere and leave'. Using käyvät täällä highlights that the people come to this location (perhaps a shelter or a clinic) for a visit or a specific purpose and will leave afterwards.
Why is the word for home in the partitive case (kotia)?