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[taikara]

Juni Ori, on Jan 30 2007, 12:17 PM, said:

Interesting... I was writing my book and I actually had to think carefully, how to inflect word "luottaa" (trust) into correct form. It's easy and simple job to inflect it into form "luotettu" (trusted) and even to "luotetuin" (most trusted). However getting it into "(säilyttää) luotetuimpana" (in this case something was wanted (to be kept) as most trusted) was much harder job. AJ, care to do the same for word "ajella" (shave (or drive around)).

Uhh... what?

I didn't even understand the English parts of that post

[Juni Ori]

Trying to find something, anything at all, wrong in my above post... I can't find...

[A. J. Raffles]

Juni Ori, on Jan 31 2007, 04:50 AM, said:

Trying to find something, anything at all, wrong in my above post... I can't find...

Well, perhaps she meant that you can't really "do the same" for ajella, because it's a verb, whereas luotettu, luotetuin, etc are adjective forms. Or did you mean convert it into an adjective (presumably by changing it into a past participle) and then give the comparative and superlative forms?

[Juni Ori]

AJ, very interesting mistake from you...

Juni Ori, on Jan 30 2007, 07:17 PM, said:

Interesting... I was writing my book and I actually had to think carefully, how to inflect word "luottaa" (trust) into correct form. It's easy and simple job to inflect it into form "luotettu" (trusted) and even to "luotetuin" (most trusted). However getting it into "(säilyttää) luotetuimpana" (in this case something was wanted (to be kept) as most trusted) was much harder job. AJ, care to do the same for word "ajella" (shave (or drive around)).

I can't help but underline that "luottaa" is actually a verb, just as "ajella". So to answer your question, no, I didn't mean convert it into an adjective (presumably by changing it into a past participle) and then give the comparative and superlative forms.

[A. J. Raffles]

Juni Ori, on Jan 31 2007, 09:11 AM, said:

AJ, very interesting mistake from you...

Juni Ori, on Jan 30 2007, 07:17 PM, said:

Interesting... I was writing my book and I actually had to think carefully, how to inflect word "luottaa" (trust) into correct form. It's easy and simple job to inflect it into form "luotettu" (trusted) and even to "luotetuin" (most trusted). However getting it into "(säilyttää) luotetuimpana" (in this case something was wanted (to be kept) as most trusted) was much harder job. AJ, care to do the same for word "ajella" (shave (or drive around)).

I can't help but underline that "luottaa" is actually a verb, just as "ajella". So to answer your question, no, I didn't mean convert it into an adjective (presumably by changing it into a past participle) and then give the comparative and superlative forms.

Ah, right. Your explanation was a bit misleading, though: "trusted" and "most trusted" are both adjective forms.

[Potatoe]

Ajella is not the basic form(perusmuoto). Isn't it "ajaa"?

Täytyy ajaa...

[Juni Ori]

Man I'm stupid... of course you're right Potatoe... *goes shaming*

[Potatoe]

Juni Ori, on Jan 31 2007, 02:53 PM, said:

Man I'm stupid... of course you're right Potatoe... *goes shaming*

I'm always right.

[Puffin]

Cool topic

Käyhän että tuon kannettavani saunaan? Koti ei ole koti ilman saunaa

[Tulac]

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saunaa

Ooooh even I understood this word!

[Puffin]

Tulac, on Feb 1 2007, 09:22 AM, said:

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saunaa

Ooooh even I understood this word!

I said "Can I take my laptop with me to the sauna? A house isn't a house unless it's got sauna"
Finnish 4tw
I'm going there next year  

[Juni Ori]

Welcome, hope you enjoy your stay! And pretty impressive written skill, can you speak also?

[Puffin]

Juni Ori, on Feb 2 2007, 12:55 PM, said:

Welcome, hope you enjoy your stay! And pretty impressive written skill, can you speak also?

Thanks I don't think I'm stopping for long, though. Just killing some time while I'm sick.


I can't speak finnish... I only know couple of words and phrases that my friends tought me But I'll practice my speaking skills next year!

[Juni Ori]

Hyvää Ystävänpäivää!

(exact translation: Happy Friend's Day!)

[Juni Ori]

Those who are interested, if any, here's a lot of stuff and links.