essivi help

[laurad3]

hi could someone explain the difference between

tulin kotiin iloisena and tulin kotiin iloisesti

[Jukka Aho]

hi could someone explain the difference between

tulin kotiin iloisena

“I came home happy.” (My mood was happy; I was in good spirits.)

and tulin kotiin iloisesti

“I came home happily.” (The manner/method/way of my coming home was “happy” in some unspecified way.)

[laurad3]

makes sense now
thank you so much

[laurad3]

i have another question

it says to fill in the blank essiivi or translatiivi "mitä sinä teet _____(joulu)?
the correct answer was jouluna but couldn't the answer be both jouluksi and jouluna?

[Jukka Aho]

i have another question

it says to fill in the blank essiivi or translatiivi "mitä sinä teet _____(joulu)?
the correct answer was jouluna but couldn't the answer be both jouluksi and jouluna?

jouluna, pääsiäisenä, juhannuksena, perjantaina, syntymäpäivänä, ensi kuun viidentenätoista päivänä...

When referring to holidays, the names of weekdays, or dates, the essive means “on that date/holiday”:

Mitä teet jouluna?
“What do you do on Christmas?”
“What are you going to do on Christmas?”

Minne menet keskiviikkona?
“Where are you going to go on Wednesday?”

The translative (-ksi) would be used to signify “for” or “by”:

Hän saapui jouluksi kotiin,
“He came home for Christmas.”

This would either mean the person referred to in the sentence “made it”: was able to arrive for/by Christmas, didn’t miss it — or just that he has arrived for the Christmas (time) and intends to stay at home through the whole of Christmas.

Another way to use -ksi:

Esitelmän täytyy olla valmis torstaiksi. (torstaihin mennessä)
“The presentation needs to be ready by Thursday.”

[Upphew]

i have another question

it says to fill in the blank essiivi or translatiivi "mitä sinä teet _____(joulu)?
the correct answer was jouluna but couldn't the answer be both jouluksi and jouluna?

And yes, it could be both.

Mitä sinä teet jouluksi? Teen pipareita.
Mitä sinä teet jouluna? Syön ne piparit.

[laurad3]

ok thanks