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What is the literal translation of Pyörä on nopea?
It literally means Bicycle is fast. In English we’d normally say The bicycle is fast, but Finnish doesn’t use articles, so the noun remains in its basic form.
Why are there no articles like "the" or "a" in the sentence?
Finnish grammar does not include definite or indefinite articles. The meaning of definiteness is understood from context, which is why pyörä appears without any article.
What is the function of the word on in this sentence?
On is the third-person singular present form of the verb olla (to be). It serves as the linking verb connecting the subject (pyörä) with the describing adjective (nopea).
How does adjective agreement work in this example?
In Finnish, adjectives generally agree with the noun they modify in terms of case and number. Here, both pyörä (bicycle) and nopea (fast) are in the nominative singular, so the adjective remains in its base form without any extra inflection.
How would you form a comparative sentence, like "The bicycle is faster"?
To express a comparison, you change the adjective to its comparative form. In this case, nopea becomes nopeampi, so the sentence would be Pyörä on nopeampi, meaning The bicycle is faster.
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