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Questions & Answers about Kahvila on edullinen.
What parts of speech are the words in Kahvila on edullinen?
kahvila is a noun in nominative singular (the subject), on is the 3rd person singular present of the verb olla (“to be”), and edullinen is an adjective in nominative singular (the predicate complement).
Why isn’t there an article like “a” or “the” in this Finnish sentence?
Finnish does not use articles. Whether you mean “a café” or “the café” comes entirely from context, not from a separate word.
Why isn’t kahvila marked with any extra ending?
It’s in the nominative case (the base form) because it’s functioning as the subject of the sentence. Subjects in Finnish typically appear in nominative without additional endings.
What does on mean here, and is it always used like that?
on is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of olla (“to be”), so it means “is.” You use it whenever you want to link a subject to a description or a location. For example: Koirani on väsynyt (“My dog is tired”).
Why is edullinen in the nominative form (ending in -nen)?