Breakdown of Suoratoistan mieluummin tämän rikossarjan kuin nukun.
tämä
this
nukkua
to sleep
kuin
than / before (in 'ennen kuin') / like / as
mieluummin
rather
suoratoistaa
to stream
rikossarja
crime series
Questions & Answers about Suoratoistan mieluummin tämän rikossarjan kuin nukun.
Why is tämän rikossarjan in the accusative case (ending in -n) instead of the partitive?
It marks a total object, meaning the action is seen as complete. By using tämän rikossarjan, the speaker implies they intend to stream the entire series. If they were just going to watch some of it (an incomplete action), they would use the partitive tätä rikossarjaa.
How is the modern verb suoratoistaa constructed?
It is a compound of suora (straight or direct) and toistaa (to repeat or play). In digital contexts, this is the standard Finnish term for "to stream" media.
Why is nukun conjugated in the first person instead of being an infinitive like the English "than sleep"?
When comparing two actions using mieluummin ... kuin (rather ... than), Finnish typically conjugates both verbs to match the subject. Because the first verb is "I stream" (suoratoistan), the second must also be "I sleep" (nukun).
What is the base word for mieluummin?
It is the comparative form of the adverb mielellään (gladly or willingly). So mieluummin literally means "more gladly", which is the standard way to express "rather" or "preferably" in Finnish.
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