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What does yritys mean in this sentence?
Yritys typically means company or enterprise. Although it can sometimes mean attempt, the context provided clarifies that here it refers to a company.
How is the linking verb on used in this sentence?
On is the third-person singular form of the verb olla (to be) in the present tense. It connects the subject (yritys) to the predicate adjective (iso), functioning as the equivalent of is in English.
Why is there no article before yritys?
Finnish does not use articles such as the or a. Nouns in Finnish are presented without these, so yritys stands alone without an article.
How does the adjective iso agree with the noun yritys?
In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number. Both yritys and iso are in the nominative form here, which is why iso remains uninflected and directly describes yritys.
What is the basic sentence structure of Yritys on iso.?
The sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Predicate adjective structure. Yritys is the subject, on is the verb, and iso is the predicate adjective describing the subject.
What verb tense is being used with on?
The verb on is in the present tense, indicating that the state of the company being big is a current characteristic.
Is Finnish word order flexible, and does that flexibility affect this sentence?
Yes, Finnish has a relatively flexible word order due to its rich case system, which makes grammatical roles clear without relying solely on word order. However, in a simple sentence like Yritys on iso., the typical subject-verb-predicate structure is used for clarity.
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