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Tuotetta ei koota liukuhihnalla.

Tuotetta ei koota liukuhihnalla.
The product is not assembled on the assembly line.
From Lesson 105:Present passive negative (ei tehdä)·Finnish

Questions & Answers about Tuotetta ei koota liukuhihnalla.

Why does the verb form koota look exactly like the basic dictionary form?
In the negative passive present, the main verb drops the -an or -en ending from the positive passive form. For verb type 4 words like koota (to assemble), the positive passive is kootaan. When you make it negative and drop the -an, you are left with ei koota. It just happens to look exactly like the infinitive!
Why is the word for "product" in the partitive case (tuotetta) instead of the basic form (tuote)?
The golden rule for objects in Finnish is that if the sentence is negative, the object must be in the partitive case. Since the product is not being assembled, the basic form tuote takes the partitive ending to become tuotetta.
How do I know ei koota is passive here and not "he/she does not assemble"?
If this were an active sentence about a specific person or machine, the verb would use the active stem: ei kokoa (does not assemble). Because it uses the passive stem (ei koota), it means the action is happening to the product in general, without saying who is doing it.
What are the parts of the word liukuhihnalla?
It is in the adessive case (-lla, meaning "on"). The base word liukuhihna is a compound of liuku (slide or glide) and hihna (belt or strap). So, it literally translates to "on a sliding belt"!

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