Breakdown of Minun tekee mieli entistä parempaa kahvia.
minä
I
hyvä
good
kahvi
coffee
tehdä
to do
mieli
mind / opinion (mind, mood)
entinen
former
Questions & Answers about Minun tekee mieli entistä parempaa kahvia.
How does entistä combine with parempaa to mean 'better than before'?
entistä is the partitive form of entinen (former or previous). When used right before a comparative word like parempaa (better), it serves as the standard of comparison. Literally, it means 'better than the former', which translates naturally as 'better than before'.
Does entistä have to agree with the partitive noun kahvia?
No, entistä is locked in the partitive case because of the comparative structure itself, not because of the coffee. It acts as a fixed reference word here. Only the comparative adjective parempaa changes to agree with the partitive noun kahvia. If the noun were in the basic nominative form, you would say entistä parempi kahvi.
Why are parempaa and kahvia in the partitive case here?
The phrase tehdä mieli (to feel like having or to crave) requires the thing you are craving to be in the partitive case as its object. Since the core noun kahvia is partitive, the adjective parempaa describing it must also match and be in the partitive case.
Why is the subject minun in the genitive case instead of using the basic form minä?
The expression tehdä mieli is a special construction used for expressing a physical or mental craving. In these feeling-based structures, the person experiencing the craving must be in the genitive case (minun), while the verb stays frozen in the third-person singular (tekee).
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