Breakdown of Viallista osaa ei mitata täällä.
täällä
here
ei
no / not (negative verb)
mitata
to measure
viallinen
defective
osa
the part
Questions & Answers about Viallista osaa ei mitata täällä.
How do we form the negative passive ei mitata?
To form the negative passive, you take the affirmative passive form (mitataan, "is measured") and drop the final -an or -än. This leaves you with mitata. Then, just put the negative word ei in front of it. Notice that for Verb Type 4 words like this, the negative passive looks exactly like the dictionary form!
Why is viallista osaa in the partitive case here?
In Finnish, the object of a negative sentence must always be in the partitive case. Because the action is not happening (ei mitata), the basic forms viallinen (defective) and osa (part) change to their partitive forms: viallista and osaa.
What is the dictionary form of viallista?
The dictionary form is viallinen. As a handy rule, whenever an adjective or noun ends in -nen, you form its partitive by replacing -nen with -sta. This is why viallinen becomes viallista.
Why does the sentence use täällä for "here" instead of tässä?
Both words mean "here", but täällä refers to a larger or less strictly defined area, like "here in this building" or "here at our company". Tässä is used for a very precise spot, like "right here exactly where I am pointing".
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