Bedeutung
Something is not too expensive.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns value 'järkevyys' (sensibility). Finding something 'edullinen' is a point of pride and shows you are not 'tuhlaavainen' (wasteful). Similar to Finland, Estonians value good deals (soodne), but the language structure for expressing it is slightly different despite the shared roots. The Swedish 'prisvärd' (price-worthy) is the direct equivalent. In the Nordics, there is a shared cultural emphasis on 'lagom' or moderate spending. In international business in Finland, 'edullinen' is used to translate 'cost-effective' to avoid the cheap connotations of 'halpa'.
The 'Polite' Choice
If you are at a friend's house and they tell you how much they paid for something, always use 'edullinen' to be polite. 'Halpa' can sound like you're insulting their taste.
Mass Noun Alert
Remember that 'ruoka', 'vesi', 'sähkö', and 'bensa' always take 'edullista' because they are mass nouns.
Bedeutung
Something is not too expensive.
The 'Polite' Choice
If you are at a friend's house and they tell you how much they paid for something, always use 'edullinen' to be polite. 'Halpa' can sound like you're insulting their taste.
Mass Noun Alert
Remember that 'ruoka', 'vesi', 'sähkö', and 'bensa' always take 'edullista' because they are mass nouns.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct form of the adjective.
Tämä uusi puhelin on todella ______.
'Puhelin' is a singular, countable noun in the nominative case, so the predicate adjective must also be in the nominative singular.
Fill in the blank with 'edullinen' or 'edullista'.
Suomessa matkustaminen junalla voi olla ______.
The subject is 'matkustaminen' (traveling), which is an abstract noun/activity, requiring the partitive form.
Match the sentence to the correct context.
1. 'Tämä on edullinen sopimus.' 2. 'Onpa edullista kahvia!'
'Sopimus' (contract) is a specific item in a formal context. 'Kahvi' (coffee) is a mass noun in a casual context.
Complete the dialogue.
A: 'Miksi ostat aina tästä kaupasta?' B: 'Koska täällä ruoka ______.'
'Ruoka' is a mass noun, so it takes the singular verb 'on' and the partitive adjective 'edullista'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Halpa vs. Edullinen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenTämä uusi puhelin on todella ______.
'Puhelin' is a singular, countable noun in the nominative case, so the predicate adjective must also be in the nominative singular.
Suomessa matkustaminen junalla voi olla ______.
The subject is 'matkustaminen' (traveling), which is an abstract noun/activity, requiring the partitive form.
1. 'Tämä on edullinen sopimus.' 2. 'Onpa edullista kahvia!'
'Sopimus' (contract) is a specific item in a formal context. 'Kahvi' (coffee) is a mass noun in a casual context.
A: 'Miksi ostat aina tästä kaupasta?' B: 'Koska täällä ruoka ______.'
'Ruoka' is a mass noun, so it takes the singular verb 'on' and the partitive adjective 'edullista'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
3 FragenNo, you cannot call a person 'edullinen.' To say someone is frugal, use 'säästeliäs.'
In 90% of cases, yes. It sounds more educated and positive.
The most common opposite is 'kallis' (expensive).
Verwandte Redewendungen
hinta-laatusuhde
similarprice-quality ratio
tulla halvaksi
synonymto turn out to be cheap
olla hintansa arvoinen
builds onto be worth its price
pilkkahintaan
specialized format a mockery price
