Breakdown of Toimiva suunnitelma säästää rahaa ja aikaa.
ja
and
aika
the time
säästää
to save
raha
the money
suunnitelma
the plan
toimiva
functional
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Questions & Answers about Toimiva suunnitelma säästää rahaa ja aikaa.
What kind of word is toimiva, and how is it formed from the verb toimia?
toimiva is the present active participle of toimia. You form it by adding the suffix -va to the verb stem. In this sentence it works as an adjective meaning “functional,” “working,” or “effective.”
Why is suunnitelma in the nominative case, and what role does it play?
suunnitelma is the subject of the sentence. In Finnish, subjects take the nominative case, which in singular ends with no extra suffix.
Why are rahaa and aikaa in the partitive case instead of the accusative?
Money and time are uncountable or mass nouns, and with verbs like säästää (to save) that describe an ongoing or incomplete action, Finnish uses the partitive for the objects. Hence rahaa and aikaa.
How do you form the partitive singular of raha and aika?
You add -a (or -ä after front vowels) to the noun stem. So raha → rahaa, and aika → aikaa.
What person and tense is säästää, and why is there no pronoun like se or hän?
säästää is present tense, 3rd person singular. Finnish is a pro-drop language, so you don’t need a subject pronoun—the verb ending alone tells you who the subject is.
What role does the conjunction ja play, and are there alternatives?
ja simply means “and.” It links two nouns of the same case. For a slightly more formal or emphatic style you could also use sekä (“as well as”) or the correlative sekä … että (“both … and”).
Why is the word order Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) here, and can it change?
SVO is the neutral, unmarked order in Finnish for a clear statement. Finnish word order is fairly flexible—moving elements can shift emphasis, but here SVO keeps the sentence straightforward.
How does adjective-noun agreement work in toimiva suunnitelma?
The adjective toimiva agrees with suunnitelma in both case (nominative) and number (singular). That’s why they share the same ending pattern.
Can you swap the objects rahaa and aikaa, and does it change the meaning?
Yes. You can say säästää aikaa ja rahaa. The core meaning stays the same; swapping may slightly shift focus but doesn’t alter the basic idea.