Breakdown of En suoratoista ensimmäistä jaksoa, koska se osoittautui tylsäksi.
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
koska
because
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
tylsä
boring
ensimmäinen
first
osoittautua
to turn out to be
suoratoistaa
to stream
jakso
episode
Questions & Answers about En suoratoista ensimmäistä jaksoa, koska se osoittautui tylsäksi.
Why is tylsäksi in the translative case here instead of the nominative?
The verb osoittautua (to turn out to be) requires the adjective or noun that follows it to be in the translative case (-ksi). Even though in English we say it turned out to be boring, Finnish expresses this outcome by putting tylsä (boring) into the translative case: tylsäksi.
How does the verb osoittautua relate to osoittaa?
Osoittaa means to point or to show. By adding the reflexive suffix -utua, it becomes osoittautua, which literally means to show oneself to be, or in everyday English, to turn out to be.
Is suoratoistaa a compound word?
Yes! It is a modern compound made of suora (direct or live) and toistaa (to repeat or play). Together, they form the standard Finnish verb for streaming media.
Why is ensimmäistä jaksoa in the partitive case?
It is the direct object of the sentence. Because the main verb is negative (en suoratoista), the object must automatically be in the partitive case.
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