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Breakdown of Kesä on lempivuodenaikani, koska pidän lämpimästä säästä.
olla
to be
minun
my
koska
because
pitää
to like
kesä
the summer
lempi
favorite
vuodenaika
the season
lämmin
warm
sää
the weather
Questions & Answers about Kesä on lempivuodenaikani, koska pidän lämpimästä säästä.
What does lempivuodenaikani mean and how is it formed?
Lempivuodenaikani is a compound word meaning “my favorite season.” It’s made up of lempi (“favorite”), vuodenaika (“season”), and the possessive suffix -ni, which means “my.”
Why is the noun sää shown as säästä?
The form säästä uses the elative case, which is required after the verb pidän (“I like”). Both the adjective lämpimästä (“warm”) and the noun säästä agree in this case to indicate what is liked.
What is the function of koska in the sentence?
Koska means “because” and introduces the subordinate, explanatory clause. It provides the reason why summer is the speaker’s favorite season.
How does the verb on function in this sentence?
On is the third-person singular form of the verb olla (“to be”). It acts as a linking verb connecting the subject kesä (“summer”) with the predicate lempivuodenaikani (“my favorite season”).
Why is there a comma before koska?
The comma separates the main clause from the subordinate clause. In Finnish punctuation, it’s common to use a comma to mark the beginning of a clause that provides a reason or explanation.
Why aren’t there any articles before the nouns, unlike in English?
Finnish doesn’t have articles (definite or indefinite). Context or other grammatical markers indicate definiteness, so words like “the” or “a” are not used in Finnish sentences.
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