Questions & Answers about Tämä kirja on hyvä lähde.
What does each word in Tämä kirja on hyvä lähde mean?
Word by word:
- tämä = this
- kirja = book
- on = is
- hyvä = good
- lähde = source
So the structure is very straightforward: This book is a good source.
Why is there no word for a or the in the sentence?
Finnish does not normally use articles like English a, an, or the.
So:
- kirja can mean a book or the book, depending on context
- lähde can mean a source or the source, depending on context
In this sentence, English naturally translates it as This book is a good source, but Finnish does not need separate article words to say that.
What exactly does tämä do here?