Breakdown of ”Tämä ei ole ennätyshinta”, huudahti toinen huutaja.
tämä
this
olla
to be
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
toinen
other, another; second
Questions & Answers about ”Tämä ei ole ennätyshinta”, huudahti toinen huutaja.
Why is the word order huudahti toinen huutaja instead of toinen huutaja huudahti?
This is the inversion that happens in reported speech. When the reporting clause comes right after a direct quotation, Finnish typically reverses the standard subject-verb order to verb-subject. Because of this rule, the verb huudahti comes before the subject toinen huutaja.
What is the difference between huusi and huudahti?
Both come from the root verb huutaa (to shout). The word huusi is the regular past tense, while huudahti comes from huudahtaa, which adds the momentary suffix -hta-. This suffix implies the action was sudden, brief, or spontaneous, which translates perfectly to exclaimed.
How does huutaja mean bidder? I thought it meant shouter.
It means both! It is formed from huutaa (to shout or call out) plus the agent suffix -ja (the doer of an action). In the context of an auction (huutokauppa, literally shout shop), making a bid is conventionally done by calling it out, so a bidder is logically a huutaja.
Does toinen here mean the second or another?
In this context, it means another. The word toinen is very versatile and can mean second, other, or another depending on the situation. Here, toinen huutaja simply refers to a different person in the crowd, not necessarily the second person to speak overall.