Questions & Answers about Pieni pankki sijaitsee kaupassa.
How is the verb sijaitsee formed?
The dictionary form is sijaita, which is a Type 5 verb (ending in -ita). To conjugate it, you drop the -ta and add -tse-. For the third-person singular form, you lengthen the last vowel, giving us sijaitsee.
How would I make this sentence negative?
You use the negative word ei and the verb stem without the final vowel lengthening. So 'is not located' becomes ei sijaitse. The full sentence would be: Pieni pankki ei sijaitse kaupassa.
Why does the word for shop, kauppa, change to kaupassa?
The ending -ssa means 'in' or 'inside' (this is called the inessive case). When you attach it to the end of the word, it translates to 'in the shop'.
What happened to the double p in kauppa when adding -ssa?
Adding the -ssa ending closes the last syllable of the word. Because of a spelling rule called consonant gradation, the strong double pp weakens to a single p, making it kaupassa.
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