Breakdown of Tuotetta ei koota liukuhihnalla.
ei
no / not (negative verb)
tuote
the product
koota
to assemble
liukuhihna
the conveyor belt
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"?
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"!