Breakdown of Katson mieluummin koko kauden kerralla, mikä on viihdyttävää.
olla
to be
kerta
time
katsoa
to watch
koko
whole
mikä
which (relative pronoun)
mieluummin
rather
kausi
season
viihdyttävä
entertaining
Questions & Answers about Katson mieluummin koko kauden kerralla, mikä on viihdyttävää.
Why is the relative pronoun mikä used here instead of joka?
In Finnish, joka refers to the noun immediately before it. If you used joka here, it would mean that the single time (kerralla) is entertaining. You must use mikä when the relative pronoun refers to the entire preceding clause or abstract idea (the act of watching the whole season at once).
Why is viihdyttävää in the partitive case?
The subject of this relative clause is mikä, which stands in for an action or an abstract idea. When an adjective describes an action, an infinitive, or an entire clause rather than a specific concrete noun, it must take the partitive case.
How does mieluummin work to mean "would rather"?
Mieluummin is the comparative form of the adverb mielellään (gladly or willingly). While English uses the conditional helper verb "would rather", Finnish simply pairs the regular present tense verb (katson) with this comparative adverb to mean "I watch more willingly."
Why does the object kauden take the genitive-looking accusative case when it follows koko?
The word koko (whole or entire) is indeclinable, meaning it never changes its shape. However, the noun following it still takes whatever case the sentence requires. Because watching the season is a completed action, the object takes the standard total object case, which for singular nouns looks like the genitive (kauden).
How is the phrase kerralla formed?
It is formed from the noun kerta (a time or occasion) plus the adessive case ending -lla (on or at). While it literally means "on a time", it is the standard Finnish expression for "at once", "at the same time", or "in one sitting".
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