Word
Siskoni odottaa minua pysäkillä, koska bussi on myöhässä.
Meaning
My sister is waiting for me at the bus stop, because the bus is late.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Siskoni odottaa minua pysäkillä, koska bussi on myöhässä.
olla
to be
minun
my
koska
because
minä
me
Questions & Answers about Siskoni odottaa minua pysäkillä, koska bussi on myöhässä.
Why is siskoni one word? How does it express my sister?
Finnish often attaches possession directly to the noun using a possessive suffix.
- sisko = sister
- sisko-ni = sister-my → my sister
So siskoni is equivalent in meaning to minun sisko (my sister), but the suffix form is very common and natural.
Could you also say minun siskoni? If yes, what’s the difference?
Yes. minun siskoni is possible, but it’s usually used for emphasis or contrast, e.g. my sister (not yours).
In neutral everyday style, siskoni alone is often enough because the -ni already marks possession.
Why is it minua and not minä/minut/minun?
Because the verb odottaa (to wait for) typically takes its object in the partitive case.
- minä = I (nominative, subject form)
- minut = me (accusative/total object, often “completely/once”)
- minun = my (genitive)
- minua = me (partitive) ← used after odottaa
So odottaa minua = waits for me.