Breakdown of Hyvä yhteiskunta rakennetaan yhdessä.
hyvä
good
yhdessä
together
rakentaa
to build
yhteiskunta
the society
Questions & Answers about Hyvä yhteiskunta rakennetaan yhdessä.
How do we get the passive form rakennetaan from the verb rakentaa?
Rakentaa (to build) is a type 1 verb. To form the present passive, the final -a changes to an -e-, and we add the passive ending -taan. The passive voice uses the weak grade of the verb stem, so the strong -nt- in the middle softens to -nn-, giving us rakennetaan.
Why is the object hyvä yhteiskunta in its basic nominative form instead of an object case?
In a Finnish passive sentence, a complete object is put in the basic nominative form instead of taking the usual -n object ending. If this were an active sentence with a subject, like 'We build a good society', it would need the -n ending: Me rakennamme hyvän yhteiskunnan.
Where does the word yhdessä (together) come from?
It is literally the word yksi (one) with the -ssä (in/inside) ending. So in Finnish, doing something 'together' translates literally to doing it 'in one'.
What words are combined to make yhteiskunta (society)?
It is a compound word made from the root of yhteinen (common or shared) and kunta, which means a municipality, council, or community.
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