Vuokra on kallis.

The rent is expensive.

Breakdown of Vuokra on kallis.

• olla: to be
• kallis: expensive
• vuokra: the rent

Questions & Answers about Vuokra on kallis.

What is vuokra and what role does it play in the sentence?

Vuokra is a noun meaning rent. It’s in the nominative singular, serving as the grammatical subject of the sentence.

What does on mean here, and how is it formed?

On is the third-person singular present form of the verb olla, which means to be. It functions as the linking verb between the subject (vuokra) and the predicate adjective (kallis).

What part of speech is kallis, and why does it appear in this form?

Kallis is an adjective meaning expensive. As a predicate following a form of olla, it takes the nominative singular to agree with its subject.

Why is there no article like “the” or “a” in the sentence?

Finnish has no definite or indefinite articles. Context alone tells you whether you mean “the rent” or “a rent.”

How would I turn this into a question: “Is the rent expensive?”