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Questions & Answers about Pöytä on iso.
Why is pöytä in its base form (the nominative case)?
In Finnish, nouns typically appear in the nominative case when they are the subject of a simple statement. Since pöytä (meaning table) is the subject here, it stays in its base (nominative) form.
Why don’t we see any word for a or the (articles) before pöytä?
Finnish does not use separate words for indefinite or definite articles. Instead, the meaning is understood from context or from other parts of the sentence.
What does on mean here?
On is the third-person singular present tense of the Finnish verb olla, which translates roughly to to be in English. In this sentence, it corresponds to is.
Why is the adjective iso after on, not before the noun pöytä?
In basic Finnish sentence structure, the adjective can come after the verb olla. It’s common to see a pattern like [subject] + on + [adjective], although adjectives can also appear before the noun in other contexts.
Do I need to change iso to match pöytä in number or gender?