Questions & Answers about Uusi kahvimylly jauhaa pavut entistä paremmin.
Why do we use the partitive word entistä to mean "than before"?
Why is the comparative word here paremmin instead of parempi?
Paremmin is the comparative adverb form (in a better way), modifying the action of the verb jauhaa (grinds). If you were describing a noun, like saying the grinder itself is better, you would use the comparative adjective parempi (for example, Tämä mylly on entistä parempi).
Why is the object pavut in the nominative plural (ending in -t) rather than the partitive?
Pavut (the beans) takes the total object form here because it refers to a specific, complete batch of beans being ground up entirely. If you were making a general statement like "this grinder grinds beans" (as an uncountable mass or an ongoing habit), you would use the partitive plural papuja.
Is there a connection between the verb jauhaa and the Finnish word for flour?