Questions & Answers about Ihmettelen, kuka rikkoi tämän uuden tuotteen.
Why does the word order in the indirect question (kuka rikkoi...) look exactly like a normal direct question?
Because the question word kuka (who) is the subject of the action. When an indirect question asks who did something, the word order stays exactly the same as a normal question: subject (kuka), verb (rikkoi), and then the object.
Why is there a comma before kuka?
In Finnish grammar, you almost always put a comma between a main clause (Ihmettelen) and a subordinate clause. Since an indirect question acts as a subordinate clause, a comma is required before the question word.
Why are the words for "this new product" written as tämän uuden tuotteen instead of their basic forms?
They make up the object of the verb rikkoi (broke). Because the breaking is a completed action, the object takes the genitive-like accusative ending -n. Notice how this ending must be added to all three connected words: tämä becomes tämän, uusi becomes uuden, and tuote becomes tuotteen.
How does the basic word tuote (product) become tuotteen?