Word
Pakohuone on kellarissa.
Meaning
The escape room is in the basement.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Pakohuone on kellarissa.
Why is pakohuone written as one word?
Finnish makes a lot of compound nouns, and pakohuone is one of them.
- pako = escape
- huone = room
So pakohuone is literally escape-room. Writing it as one word is the normal Finnish way.
What does on mean here?
On is the 3rd person singular form of the verb olla, which means to be.
So:
- minä olen = I am
- sinä olet = you are
- hän on = he/she is
- se on = it is
In Pakohuone on kellarissa, on means is.
Why is it kellarissa and not just kellari?
Because Finnish often shows location by changing the ending of the noun instead of adding a separate word like in.
- kellari = basement
- kellarissa = in the basement
The ending -ssa / -ssä is a location ending meaning in.
So Finnish does not need a separate word for in here. The idea of in is built into kellarissa.
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