kaunis tyttö
/ˈkɑu̯nis ˈtytːø/word by word
The English phrase "beautiful girl" is translated into Finnish as kaunis tyttö.
The phrase describes a female child or young woman who is physically attractive.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective kaunis (beautiful) and the noun tyttö (girl).
Which one should you use?
Use the basic form kaunis tyttö when the girl is the subject of a sentence, such as in "The beautiful girl is here".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes depending on its grammatical role in a sentence. Use kauniin tytön in the genitive case to indicate possession or to say "of a beautiful girl". The form kaunista tyttöä is the partitive case, which is used for indefinite amounts or as the object of many verbs. For the plural partitive, use kauniita tyttöjä to mean "beautiful girls".
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈkɑu̯nis ˈtytːø/
Did you know?
- The Finnish word kaunis is a distant relative of the English word 'sheen'. Both words evolved from a Proto-Germanic root describing brightness or beauty.
- Finnish has no grammatical gender, so while tyttö means 'girl', the adjective kaunis remains the same regardless of whether the subject is a girl, a boy or an object.
- While kaunis is the standard word for 'beautiful', Finns often use the word söpö to describe a girl who is 'cute' or 'adorable' rather than physically stunning.
Examples in context
- Mary on todella kaunis tyttö.Mary is a very beautiful girl.This sentence demonstrates using kaunis tyttö to describe someone.Tatoeba #2679107 by Silja, translation #742036 by CM
- Kaunis tyttö sai hänen mielenä muualle.He was distracted by the beautiful girl.This sentence shows how kaunis tyttö can be used in a sentence.Tatoeba #2669754 by Kalle63, translation #2179393 by Hybrid
- Olet kaunis tyttö.You're a beautiful girl.This sentence shows a direct address using kaunis tyttö.Tatoeba #3113361 by JarmoS, translation #2545660 by CK
- Kaunis tyttö!Beautiful girl!
- Hei kaunotar!Hey beauty!
- Nätti tyttö sinä olet!You are a good-looking girl!
- Olet suloinen mimmi!You are an adorable chick!
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Example conversation
Anna and Juho are looking at a photograph of a relative.
- AnnaKatsopa, hän on todella kaunis tyttö.Look, she is a really beautiful girl.
- JuhoKyllä, hän muistuttaa paljon sinua.Yes, she looks a lot like you.
- AnnaKiitos, Juho. Hän onniini tyttäri.Thank you, Juho. She is my daughter.
- JuhoHän on varmasti kaunis tyttö myös kasvultaan.She is surely a beautiful girl as she grows up too.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (kaunis, tyttö) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries kaunis, tyttö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
