Breakdown of Vanha rikossarja osoittautui koukuttavaksi, uusi tieteissarja taas pitkäveteiseksi, joten katson mieluummin sitä kuin tätä.
tämä
this
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
vanha
old
uusi
new
katsoa
to watch
joten
so, therefore
mieluummin
rather
taas
whereas / on the other hand (by contrast)
osoittautua
to turn out to be
rikossarja
crime series
koukuttava
addictive
tieteissarja
science fiction series
pitkäveteinen
tedious
Questions & Answers about Vanha rikossarja osoittautui koukuttavaksi, uusi tieteissarja taas pitkäveteiseksi, joten katson mieluummin sitä kuin tätä.
Why are koukuttavaksi and pitkäveteiseksi in the translative case (ending in -ksi)?
The verb osoittautua (to turn out to be) requires the translative case for the adjective or noun that follows it. It expresses the state, role, or quality that the subject is perceived to have taken on.
Does taas just mean 'again' here?
No. While taas commonly means 'again', in this sentence it acts as a conjunction meaning 'whereas' or 'on the other hand'. It creates a contrast between the old series and the new one.
Is a verb missing after uusi tieteissarja taas?
Yes, this is a common stylistic choice to avoid repetition. The verb osoittautui is left out of the second clause. The full thought is uusi tieteissarja taas osoittautui pitkäveteiseksi.
Why are the pronouns at the end in the partitive case (sitä, tätä)?
They are the objects of the verb katsoa (to watch). Watching a TV series is an ongoing, continuous action, so its object takes the partitive case.
How do sitä and tätä map to the two shows?
Finnish uses se (that) to refer to the thing mentioned further back in the text (the old crime series), and tämä (this) to refer to the more recently mentioned thing (the new sci-fi series). It works just like 'the former' and 'the latter' in English.
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