Breakdown of Miksi arvokasta tietokonetta ei vaadittu?
ei
no / not (negative verb)
miksi
why
tietokone
computer
arvokas
valuable
vaatia
to claim (demand)
Questions & Answers about Miksi arvokasta tietokonetta ei vaadittu?
How do we form the negative past passive ei vaadittu?
You use the negative word ei followed by the passive past participle. For the verb vaatia (to demand or claim), the passive past participle is vaadittu. Notice the consonant change: the t in vaatia becomes a d in the passive form.
Why is the computer in the partitive case (arvokasta tietokonetta)?
Because this is a negative sentence. In a positive passive sentence, the object would be in the nominative case. However, the rule that objects in negative sentences must be in the partitive case is extremely strong and overrides the passive object rules.
How does the word tietokone change to tietokonetta?
Finnish words that end in -e in their dictionary form build their partitive by adding -tta or -ttä. That is why tietokone becomes tietokonetta.
What is the dictionary form of arvokasta?
The basic form is arvokas (valuable). Adjectives must always match the case of the noun they describe, so it needs to be in the partitive case here too. Words ending in -as form their partitive simply by adding -ta, giving us arvokasta.
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