MEANING:
Adjective: Free of charge.
DERIVED FROM:
Maksuton comes from maksu, which means ”payment” or ”fee” plus the suffix –ton, which means ”-less” or the lack of something.
MEANING:
Adjective: Free of charge.
DERIVED FROM:
Maksuton comes from maksu, which means ”payment” or ”fee” plus the suffix –ton, which means ”-less” or the lack of something.
MEANING:
Adjective: bitter, resentful.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Let’s translate the photo headline, ”Ensimmäinen väittely sähköisti vaalitaiston. Katkera Trump syytti mikrofoniaan” or something like ”First debate electrified the election battle. A bitter Trump blamed his microphone.”
MEANING:
Adjective: accursed, cursed.
DERIVED FROM:
Kirottu comes from kirota, a verb meaning ”to curse” or ”to swear.”
EXTRA CREDIT:
Harry Potter ja kirottu lapsi is the Finnish title of the new J.K. Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
MEANING:
Adjective: poor
DERIVED FROM:
Köyhä comes from Proto-Germanic *skeuha-. Compare to English shy.
EXTRA CREDIT:
MEANING:
Adjective: narrow
EXTRA CREDIT:
This is a photo of Brydges Place, a narrow alley in London. At its tightest point, Brydges Place is just 15 inches wide, making it London’s narrowest alley-
MEANING:
Adjective: cramped, narrow.
DERIVED FROM:
Ahdas comes from Proto-Finnic *ahtas, from Baltic.
MEANING:
Noun: 1. steep, abrupt, 2. strict, 3. radical.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Let’s translate the sign, ”Varokaa jykkää mäkea” or ”Beware the steep hill.” (As is typical, the rest of the sign in Swedish.)