Breakdown of Toinen päätelmä on kokeellinen, toinen on poikkeama.
olla
to be
toinen
other, another; second
kokeellinen
experimental
poikkeama
the anomaly
päätelmä
the conclusion
Questions & Answers about Toinen päätelmä on kokeellinen, toinen on poikkeama.
Why is toinen used twice here?
In Finnish, the repeated structure toinen ... toinen ... is the standard way to express 'one ... the other ...'. Even though toinen usually means 'second' or 'another', pairing them like this sets up this specific contrast.
How would this sentence change if I used this lesson's verb, osoittautua (to turn out to be)?
Because osoittautua requires the translative case for the outcome, the describing words would take the -ksi ending. The sentence would become: Toinen päätelmä osoittautui kokeelliseksi, toinen poikkeamaksi. (One conclusion turned out to be experimental, the other an anomaly).
Where does the word päätelmä (conclusion) come from?
It is derived from the verb päätellä (to deduce, to conclude). The -mä suffix is commonly used to turn a verb into a noun representing the result of that action.
Is poikkeama (anomaly) formed the same way?
Yes, it is built from the verb poiketa (to deviate, to differ) using the -ma suffix. This turns the action of deviating into the noun for the result: a deviation or anomaly.
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