Questions & Answers about Milloin tämä taulu varastettiin?
How do we form the past passive varastettiin from the verb varastaa (to steal)?
For verb type 1 words like varastaa, first change the final -a or -ä of the stem into an -e-. This gives us the passive stem varaste-. Then, add the past passive ending -ttiin. Put together, it makes varastettiin (was stolen).
Why is tämä taulu in the basic nominative case? Shouldn't the object of a sentence have an object ending like -n?
In standard active sentences, a completed action usually forces the object into the genitive/accusative case (ending in -n). However, a special rule in Finnish is that passive sentences do not take the -n ending for their objects. Because this sentence is in the passive voice, the total object tämä taulu stays in its basic dictionary form (nominative).
Why does the ending have two T's (-ttiin) instead of one?
Verb type 1 verbs always take the double-T ending -taan or -tään in the present passive, which becomes -ttiin in the past passive. Other verb types (types 2 through 6) use a single T, taking -tiin in the past passive.
I thought taulu meant a board, like a chalkboard. Does it also mean painting?
Yes! While taulu is often used in compound words for boards (like liitutaulu for chalkboard or valkotaulu for whiteboard), when used on its own it is the standard word for a framed picture or a painting hanging on a wall.
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