Questions & Answers about Kuka myy näitä kampoja?
Why is it näitä instead of the basic plural nämä?
Näitä is the partitive plural form of tämä (this). We use the partitive case here because the verb myydä (to sell) often takes a partitive object to express an ongoing action or an indefinite quantity. It means selling an unspecified amount of "these combs," rather than selling the entire specific batch as a finished, closed action.
How does the word kampa turn into kampoja?
The dictionary form is kampa (comb). To form the partitive plural, we add the plural marker -i- or -j-, followed by the partitive ending -a or -ä. For base words ending in -a, that final -a often turns into an -o- before the plural marker. So, kampa changes to kamp-o- + -j- + -a, resulting in kampoja.
Why is the verb myy singular if we are talking about plural combs?
Verbs always agree with the subject of the sentence, not the object. The subject here is the question word kuka (who). Just like in English, kuka acts as a third-person singular subject, so it takes the exact same verb form as hän (he/she): hän myy (he sells), kuka myy (who sells).
What is the dictionary form of the verb myy?
The dictionary form is myydä (to sell). This is a Type 2 verb, which means you find the stem by dropping the -dä or -da ending, leaving you with myy-. For the third-person singular, you normally lengthen the final vowel of the stem, but because myy- already ends in a double vowel, it simply stays as myy.
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