Word
Mies on rakentanut uuden talon, ja projekti on valmis.
Meaning
The man has built a new house, and the project is ready.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Mies on rakentanut uuden talon, ja projekti on valmis.
Why is the 'nt' in rakentanut strong, when 'I build' is rakennan with a weak 'nn'?
Rakentaa (to build) is a Type 1 verb. To form the active past participle, you take the dictionary form rakentaa, drop the final -a, and add -nut. Because you build it directly from the dictionary form, it keeps the strong consonant grade nt without weakening it.
How does on rakentanut translate to 'has built'?
This is the Finnish perfect tense. It is formed using the helping verb olla (here, on for 'is') and the past participle of the main verb (rakentanut). While Finnish literally constructs this as 'is built', it acts exactly like 'has built' in English: it describes a past action with a clear result in the present.
Why is the object uuden talon instead of the basic form uusi talo?
Because building the house is a successfully completed action, the total object takes the genitive-looking ending -n. The adjective uusi (new) must agree with the noun it describes, so it also takes the -n ending, changing its stem to uude- to become uuden.
Why do we say projekti on valmis instead of using a verb for 'finished'?