Word
Sinä valitsit huonon verkon, ja yhteys ei ole hyvä.
Meaning
You chose a bad network, and the connection is not good.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Sinä valitsit huonon verkon, ja yhteys ei ole hyvä.
How does the verb valita become valitsit in the past tense?
The basic verb is valita (to choose), which is a Type 5 verb. To form the past tense, Type 5 verbs use the special past marker -itsi-. We add this marker to get the past stem valitsi-, and finally attach the personal ending -t for "you", resulting in valitsit.
Why do we use the -n ending on huonon verkon?
Because "a bad network" is the object of the sentence. When you complete an affirmative action on a whole singular object (like choosing a specific network), we use the accusative case that looks just like the genitive, ending in -n. Both the adjective (huono) and the noun (verkko) must take this ending.
Why is there only one k in verkon when the basic word is verkko?
Adding the -n ending closes the final syllable of the word. In Finnish, closing a syllable triggers consonant gradation, meaning strong consonants become weak. For verkko, the strong double kk weakens to a single k, making it verkon.
Since the second half of the sentence is negative (ei ole), why isn't hyvä in the partitive case (hyvää)?