Word
No niin, kaikki on nyt valmista.
Meaning
Well then, everything is ready now.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of No niin, kaikki on nyt valmista.
olla
to be
nyt
now
valmis
ready
kaikki
all, everything, everyone
Questions & Answers about No niin, kaikki on nyt valmista.
Why is the adjective valmista in the partitive case instead of the nominative valmis?
When the pronoun kaikki means "everything", it acts as an abstract, uncountable concept. In Finnish, abstract or uncountable subjects take a partitive predicative adjective. If you were saying a specific person or countable thing was ready, you would use the nominative, like Olen valmis (I am ready).
Why does kaikki take the singular verb on here? Doesn't it mean "all"?
When kaikki means "everything", it is treated as a singular uncountable concept and takes the singular verb on. If you wanted to say "everyone is ready" (referring to a group of people), you would use the plural verb and plural partitive adjective: Kaikki ovat valmiita.
How exactly is no niin being used in this context?
No niin is a famous, highly versatile discourse particle whose meaning shifts based on tone. In this sentence, it functions as a transition or completion marker, like saying "Right," "Alright," or "Well then" in English, signaling that a task or preparation has just been finished.