Breakdown of Löysin edullisen pysäköinnin kaupunginosan reunalta.
Questions & Answers about Löysin edullisen pysäköinnin kaupunginosan reunalta.
reunalta is the adessive case (–lla/–llä for “on/at”) combined with the ablative suffix (–lta/–ltä) to mean “from.”
• reuna = edge
• reunalla = on the edge
• reunalta = from the edge
Finnish vowels are pure and unchanging:
• y = like German ü (round lips, say “ee”)
• ö = like German ö (round lips, say “eh”)
• ä = like the ‘a’ in English “cat”
Stress is always on the first syllable of each word. So you get:
LÖY-sin, ED-ull-li-sen, PY-sä-köin-nin, KAU-pung-i-no-san, REU-nal-ta.
Yes, Finnish word order is flexible and can highlight different parts:
• Kaupunginosan reunalta löysin edullisen pysäköinnin. (Emphasize where you found it.)
• Edullisen pysäköinnin löysin kaupunginosan reunalta. (Emphasize the affordable parking itself.)
The basic meaning remains the same, though nuance and focus can shift.