Breakdown of Kielitaito on hyödyllinen taito.
olla
to be
kielitaito
the language skill
hyödyllinen
useful
taito
the skill
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Questions & Answers about Kielitaito on hyödyllinen taito.
Why is kielitaito written as one word?
Finnish often forms compound nouns by joining two words without spaces. Here kieli (language) + taito (skill) combine into the single word kielitaito (language skill or language proficiency).
What do kieli and taito mean individually?
kieli means language, and taito means skill or ability. Together in kielitaito they convey the idea of language skill or language proficiency.
Why does taito appear a second time in hyödyllinen taito?
When you use an adjective in a predicate noun phrase in Finnish, you normally restate the noun it describes. So hyödyllinen taito literally means a useful skill, with taito as the head noun modified by the adjective hyödyllinen.
Can you drop the second taito and just say Kielitaito on hyödyllinen?
Yes. Kielitaito on hyödyllinen is perfectly correct and means Language proficiency is useful. Omitting the repeated noun is common when the context makes the meaning clear.
Why is the adjective hyödyllinen in the nominative singular form?
Finnish predicate adjectives agree with their subject in case and number. Since kielitaito is singular nominative, the adjective remains in singular nominative as hyödyllinen.
Why are there no articles like “a” or “the” in this Finnish sentence?
Finnish has no definite or indefinite articles. Context and word order carry the information that English expresses with a or the. So hyödyllinen taito can mean a useful skill or the useful skill as needed.
What is the function of on in this sentence?
on is the present‐tense, third‐person singular form of the verb olla (to be). It links the subject kielitaito with the predicate hyödyllinen taito much like is in English.
How do you pronounce hyödyllinen?
Break it into syllables: hyö-dyl-li-nen.
- Stress the first syllable: HYÖ-dyl-li-nen.
- y is similar to the German ü (a front rounded vowel).
- ö is like the German ö.
- Double l means you hold the l sound slightly longer than a single l.
Where is the stress in words like kielitaito and hyödyllinen?
Finnish consistently stresses the first syllable of every word. So you say KIE-li-tai-to and HYÖ-dyl-li-nen, with the bolded first syllables strongest.