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Questions & Answers about Vastaus on lopullinen.
What is the literal translation of Vastaus on lopullinen in English?
It literally translates as The answer is final (you can also render it as The answer is definitive).
What parts of speech are vastaus, on, and lopullinen?
- vastaus is a noun (meaning “answer”)
- on is the 3rd-person singular present of the verb olla (to be)
- lopullinen is an adjective (meaning “final” or “definitive”)
Why are vastaus and lopullinen both in the nominative case?
In a sentence with olla (“to be”), the subject (vastaus) stays in the nominative case, and its predicate adjective (lopullinen) also takes the nominative. There is no object here, so no other cases are needed.
Why is there no article like the or a in Finnish?
Finnish does not use definite or indefinite articles. Context tells you whether you mean “an answer” or “the answer,” so you just say vastaus.
How do you pronounce Vastaus on lopullinen, and where does the stress fall?
Pronunciation (IPA): [ˈʋɑs.tɑus on loˈpul.li.nen]
Stress in Finnish always falls on the first syllable of each word:
VAS-taus ON LO-pul-li-nen
How would you say The answers are final in Finnish?
Use plurals: Vastaukset ovat lopulliset.
- vastaukset = nominative plural of vastaus
- ovat = 3rd-person plural of olla
- lopulliset = nominative plural of lopullinen
What’s the difference between lopullinen and viimeinen?
- lopullinen = “final, definitive” (emphasizes that something is settled)
- viimeinen = “last in order or time” (simply points to the last item or occurrence)
Example: viimeinen kappale = the last chapter; lopullinen vastaus = the conclusive answer.
How is the adjective lopullinen formed in Finnish?
It derives from the noun loppu (end) plus the adjectival suffix -llinen, giving lopullinen (“having the quality of an end,” i.e. final).
Can lopullinen appear in other cases? Give an example.
Yes. For example:
- Genitive: lopullisen päätöksen (“of the final decision”)
- Adessive: lopullisella päätöksellä (“with the final decision”)
Why is lopullinen placed after on, instead of before vastaus?
Because it functions as a predicate adjective with olla. Predicative adjectives follow the verb:
- Vastaus on lopullinen (“The answer is final”)
If you want it attributively before the noun, you drop on and inflect the adjective: - lopullinen vastaus (“final answer”)