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Questions & Answers about Valokuva on tärkeä.
What does valokuva mean?
Valokuva means photograph in English. It’s the word you use when referring to a picture taken by a camera.
How is the verb on used in this sentence?
On is the third person singular form of the verb olla, which means to be. In this sentence, it connects the subject (valokuva) with the predicate adjective (tärkeä) to state that the photograph is important.
How does the adjective tärkeä agree with the noun in Finnish?
In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case. Here, tärkeä is in the nominative singular form to match valokuva (also nominative singular). Unlike English, Finnish does not have separate forms for gender, so no further agreement is necessary.
Why isn’t there an article (like “the” or “a”) before valokuva?
Finnish does not use articles. Whether you need a definite or indefinite article in English is determined by context in Finnish, so words like “the” or “a” are omitted.
What is the basic sentence structure shown in Valokuva on tärkeä?
The sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Predicate structure. Valokuva is the subject, on serves as the linking verb, and tärkeä is the predicate adjective describing the subject. Although Finnish allows flexibility in word order, this pattern is very common.
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