Muutos on hyvä.

to be

Breakdown of Muutos on hyvä.

• hyvä: good
• muutos: the change

Questions & Answers about Muutos on hyvä.

What does each word in "Muutos on hyvä" mean?

Muutos means change, on is the third-person singular present form of the verb to be (i.e., it means is), and hyvä means good.

Why is there no article (like "a" or "the") before muutos?

Finnish does not use articles. Nouns appear in their basic form (nominative case) without any preceding words like "a" or "the," which is why muutos is used by itself.

How do adjectives agree with nouns in Finnish, as seen with hyvä and muutos?

In Finnish, adjectives must match the noun they describe in number and case. In this sentence, muutos is in the nominative singular, so the adjective hyvä is also in the nominative singular form.

What is the grammatical role of the verb on in this sentence?

The verb on serves as a linking verb. It is the present tense, third-person singular form of olla (to be) and connects the subject muutos with the predicate adjective hyvä.

How would you express the idea "Changes are good" instead of "Change is good" in Finnish?

To say "Changes are good," you would use the plural forms: muutokset (changes) as the subject, ovat as the plural form of the verb to be, and hyviä as the plural form of the adjective. The sentence becomes: Muutokset ovat hyviä.