Breakdown of Tuo opastaulu koskee ehdottomasti kotieläinpihaa.
tuo
that
koskea
to concern / apply to
ehdottomasti
absolutely
kotieläinpiha
petting zoo
opastaulu
information board
Questions & Answers about Tuo opastaulu koskee ehdottomasti kotieläinpihaa.
Why is kotieläinpihaa in the partitive case here?
This ties directly into the lesson's focus on the verb koskea. When koskea governs the partitive case (here, kotieläinpihaa), it means 'to concern' or 'to apply to'. If you used the illative case instead (kotieläinpihaan), the sentence would literally mean that the information board is physically touching the petting zoo.
What are the parts of the compound word kotieläinpihaa?
It is made of koti (home) plus eläin (animal) plus piha (yard). Together, kotieläin means 'domestic animal' or 'farm animal'. A kotieläinpiha is an animal yard or farm open to visitors, which is the standard Finnish equivalent of a petting zoo. The partitive ending -a is simply added to the final word in the compound.
How does the word ehto (condition) turn into the adverb ehdottomasti (absolutely)?
First, the suffix -ton (without) is added to the noun ehto to create the adjective ehdoton (unconditional or absolute). To make it an adverb, you add -sti, but words ending in -ton must first change to their stem form -ttoma-. Therefore, ehdoton becomes ehdottomasti.
Could I use se instead of tuo for 'that information board'?
You could, but it changes the nuance. Tuo implies the speaker is physically pointing at or looking at a specific board in their shared environment. Se is more commonly used to refer back to a board that was just mentioned in the conversation, regardless of whether it is physically present to point at.
Learn Tuo opastaulu koskee ehdottomasti kotieläinpihaa and more in Finnish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free