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Questions & Answers about Lisähinta on yleensä pieni.
What does lisähinta mean?
lisähinta is a compound noun in Finnish that literally means additional price or extra cost. It consists of lisä (“additional”) + hinta (“price”).
Why is lisähinta written as one word instead of two separate words?
Finnish routinely forms compound words by joining stems together. lisä + hinta become lisähinta in one continuous word, following standard Finnish compounding rules.
Why doesn't Finnish use an article like “the” or “a” before lisähinta?
Finnish has no grammatical articles. Context indicates definiteness or indefiniteness, so you might translate Lisähinta on yleensä pieni as “The extra cost is usually small” or simply “Extra cost is usually small,” depending on context.
What is on in this sentence?
on is the 3rd person singular present tense of olla (“to be”). It links the subject (lisähinta) to the predicate adjective (pieni), functioning exactly like “is” in English.
What does yleensä mean and what part of speech is it?
yleensä is an adverb meaning “usually” or “in general.” It modifies the verb phrase by expressing frequency.
Why is pieni not inflected for case or number here?
As a predicative adjective (following on), pieni remains in the nominative singular to agree with the singular subject lisähinta. Predicative adjectives in Finnish do not take extra case endings.
What is the word order in Lisähinta on yleensä pieni, and can it change?
This sentence uses a basic SVO pattern: Subject (lisähinta) – Verb (on) – Adverb (yleensä) – Predicate (pieni). Finnish word order is flexible, so you could shift elements for emphasis, but SVO is common and neutral.
Where is the stress in lisähinta, and how do you pronounce the letter ä?
Finnish always stresses the first syllable, so it’s LIS-ähinta. The letter ä is an open front unrounded vowel, similar to the “a” in English cat, but pronounced a bit more openly.