Tämä idea on outo.

to be

Breakdown of Tämä idea on outo.

• tämä: this
• idea: the idea
• outo: strange; weird

Questions & Answers about Tämä idea on outo.

Why is there no word for a/an in Tämä idea on outo?

Finnish does not have articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• idea can mean idea, an idea, or the idea
• the exact meaning depends on context

In this sentence, English naturally uses this idea is strange, but Finnish simply says:

• Tämä idea on outo.

The word tämä already makes it specific: this idea.

What does tämä mean exactly?

Tämä means this.

It is a demonstrative word used to point to something near the speaker, or something currently being discussed.

In this sentence:

• tämä idea = this idea

A useful comparison:

• tämä = this
• tuo = that
• se = often it / that, depending on context

So you could compare:

• Tämä idea on outo. = This idea is strange.
• Tuo idea on outo. = That idea is strange.

Why is on used here?