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Questions & Answers about Sänky on mukava.
Why is it mukava and not mukavaa?
In Finnish, when an adjective describes the subject (here, sänky) through the verb on (to be), it stays in the nominative singular form (mukava) if the subject is also in the nominative form. If you used mukavaa, it would suggest a partitive case, which isn’t needed here.
Do I need any article before sänky, like “a” or “the” in English?
No. Finnish doesn’t have indefinite or definite articles like English does. You just say sänky (bed) without adding anything like “the” or “a”.
Why is the sentence word order Sänky on mukava instead of Mukava on sänky?
The most natural way to express this in Finnish is subject–verb–complement (Sänky–on–mukava). You could emphasize certain parts by changing the word order, but typically you keep the subject first.
Is sänky a special form or just the basic form of the word?
It’s the basic (nominative) form of the noun meaning bed in English. Because it’s the subject, it remains in the nominative case.
Could I say Sänky on todella mukava?
Yes. Adding todella (meaning really or very) isn’t an issue. It simply strengthens the adjective, so you’d be saying The bed is really comfortable.