Juna on meluisa.

to be

Breakdown of Juna on meluisa.

• juna: the train
• meluisa: noisy

Questions & Answers about Juna on meluisa.

What does juna mean?

Juna is a noun that means train in English. It serves as the subject of the sentence.

What is the function of on in this sentence?

On is the present-tense form of the verb olla (to be), equivalent to is in English. It connects the subject (juna) with its description (meluisa).

How is meluisa constructed, and what does it mean?

Meluisa is an adjective meaning noisy or racket-y. It is formed by taking the noun melu (meaning noise or racket) and adding the -isa suffix, which turns it into an adjective that describes something as having the quality of noise.

Do Finnish adjectives agree with the nouns they describe?

Yes, adjectives in Finnish typically agree with their corresponding nouns in both case and number. In Juna on meluisa, the adjective meluisa is in the nominative singular to match juna.

How does the word order in Juna on meluisa compare to English?

The sentence follows a subject – verb – predicate adjective structure, similar to English. While literally translates to English requires an article, rendering it as Finnish, however, omits articles entirely.