Understanding the Positive Form in Finnish Adjective Comparison
In Finnish, adjectives can be compared just like in English. The positive form is the basic form of the adjective. It's the form you use when you are not comparing the adjective to anything else. It's like saying 'big', 'small', or 'happy' without saying 'bigger', 'smaller', or 'happier'.
Important Points
- The positive form is the simplest form of an adjective.
- You use it when you are describing something without comparing it.
- It doesn't change the ending of the word.
- In Finnish, adjectives in the positive form agree with the noun they describe in number and case.
Examples
- Talo on suuri.
- Kissa on pieni.
- Koira on ystävällinen.
In these examples, 'suuri' means 'big', 'pieni' means 'small', and 'ystävällinen' means 'friendly'. We use these words to describe the house, the cat, and the dog without comparing them to anything else.
Important Points
- Adjectives in the positive form follow the noun they describe.
- They must agree with the noun in terms of number (singular or plural) and case (such as nominative, genitive, etc.).
- The ending of the adjective might change based on the noun's case, but the positive form itself remains the base form.
Examples
- Suuret talot ovat kauniita.
- Pienet kissat ovat suloisia.
- Ystävälliset koirat ovat mukavia.
Here, 'suuret', 'pienet', and 'ystävälliset' are plural forms of the adjectives 'suuri', 'pieni', and 'ystävällinen'. They agree with 'talot', 'kissat', and 'koirat', which are plural nouns.