Breakdown of Pomo ei ole tarkistanut sopimusta.
olla
to be
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
pomo
boss
sopimus
contract
tarkistaa
to check
Questions & Answers about Pomo ei ole tarkistanut sopimusta.
How do we form the negative perfect tense for "has not checked" in this sentence?
We use the negative verb ei, plus the auxiliary verb ole, plus the past participle of the main verb, which is tarkistanut. Notice that in the negative perfect tense, the helper verb ole stays exactly like this in all persons; only the negative verb changes to match the subject.
How is the word tarkistanut formed from the dictionary form tarkistaa (to check)?
Tarkistaa is a type 1 verb. To make this past participle form, you find the stem by dropping the final -a to get tarkista-, and then add the ending -nut.
Why is the word for contract in the partitive case (sopimusta) instead of the accusative or genitive (sopimuksen)?
A major rule in Finnish is that the object of a negative sentence must always be in the partitive case. Because the action of checking is negative (ei ole tarkistanut), the base word sopimus must take the partitive form sopimusta.
What is the rule for changing sopimus into the partitive form sopimusta?
Sopimus is a noun ending in -us. For these types of words, you form the partitive by removing the final -s and replacing it with the partitive ending -sta or -stä. This gives us sopimusta.
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