Breakdown of Toiseksi aikataulu on huono.
olla
to be
huono
bad
aikataulu
schedule
toiseksi
secondly (in an enumeration)
Questions & Answers about Toiseksi aikataulu on huono.
Why is the word for "secondly" in the translative case (toiseksi)?
In Finnish, ordinal numbers in the translative case (ending in -ksi) are used to list points in an argument, meaning "firstly", "secondly", and so on. You will commonly hear ensiksi (firstly), toiseksi (secondly), and kolmanneksi (thirdly) when someone is laying out their reasons.
Toinen can mean both "second" and "other". Could toiseksi also mean "as another"?
Grammatically, yes. Because toinen carries both meanings, toiseksi could mean "as another" in a sentence where something transforms or changes state. However, when placed at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a new point, it is universally understood as "secondly".
Can I just use the base word toinen instead of toiseksi here?
No, if you just said Toinen, aikataulu on huono, it would sound like "The second one, the schedule is bad" or "The other schedule is bad". You must use the translative -ksi ending to create the adverb "secondly".
What is the literal translation of the compound word aikataulu?
It is made of aika (time) and taulu (board, chart, or painting). Literally translating to "time board", it is the standard Finnish word for a schedule or timetable.
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