Breakdown of Uusi papu on entistä aromikkaampi.
olla
to be
uusi
new
entinen
former
papu
bean
aromikas
aromatic
Questions & Answers about Uusi papu on entistä aromikkaampi.
Why is the word for previous or former (entinen) in the partitive case (entistä) here?
This showcases the partitive comparative structure. In Finnish, instead of using kuin (than), you can simply put the thing you are comparing against into the partitive case. Since entistä is the partitive of entinen (former), entistä aromikkaampi literally means more aromatic than the former.
How is the comparative aromikkaampi formed from its base adjective?
The base word is aromikas (aromatic or flavorful). For adjectives ending in -kas or -käs, the stem changes to -kkaa- or -kkää- before adding the comparative ending -mpi. This transforms aromikas into the stem aromikkaa-, resulting in aromikkaampi.
Could I express more aromatic than before using the word kuin (than) instead?
Yes, you could say Uusi papu on aromikkaampi kuin ennen and it would be perfectly correct. However, using entistä directly followed by a comparative adjective is a very natural and slightly more elegant Finnish idiom for expressing more [adjective] than before.
Is papu used for coffee beans in Finnish, or just vegetable beans?
It is used for both! While papu is the general word for a bean, in the context of being aromikkaampi (more aromatic), this sentence is almost certainly referring to a coffee bean (kahvipapu) or perhaps a cocoa bean (kaakaopapu).
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