Minä pidän lomasta, koska se on rauhallinen.

I like vacation because it is peaceful.

Breakdown of Minä pidän lomasta, koska se on rauhallinen.

• minä: I
• olla: to be
• rauhallinen: peaceful
• koska: because
• se: it
• pitää: to like
• loma: the vacation

Questions & Answers about Minä pidän lomasta, koska se on rauhallinen.

What does minä mean, and is it necessary to include it in the sentence?

Minä means I in English. In Finnish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already indicates the subject. However, beginners or for emphasis, they are frequently used, as in this sentence, to clearly show who is performing the action.

What is the meaning of pidän in this sentence?

Pidän comes from the verb pitää, which in this context means to like or to enjoy. Although pitää can also mean to hold, here it is used to express liking something, namely the holiday.

Why is loma in the form lomasta (i.e., in the partitive case) after pidän?

In Finnish, many verbs that express emotions or preferences—like pitää (to like)—take their objects in the partitive case, especially when referring to something indefinite or not viewed as a complete whole. Here, lomasta indicates that the speaker enjoys vacation in a non-totalizing, ongoing sense rather than referring to a specific, bounded vacation experience.

What is the role of koska in the sentence?

Koska means because in English. It introduces a subordinate clause that gives the reason why the speaker likes the holiday. In this sentence, it links the main idea (I like the holiday) with the explanation (it is peaceful).

Why is the pronoun se used in the clause koska se on rauhallinen instead of repeating loma?

Once loma has been introduced, Finnish often uses the pronoun se (meaning it or that) to avoid repetition. Se refers back to loma, providing a clear, concise way to continue the explanation without restating the original noun.

How does rauhallinen function in this sentence, and does it need to agree with loma in case?

Rauhallinen means peaceful or calm. In Finnish, when an adjective is used as a predicate following the verb on (is), it stays in the nominative form regardless of the case used for the noun it describes. Thus, even though loma appears in the partitive case as lomasta in the main clause, rauhallinen remains in the nominative to function as the predicate adjective describing the holiday.