Breakdown of Korkein huippu saavutetaan tänään.
tänään
today
korkea
high, tall
huippu
peak
saavuttaa
to reach
Questions & Answers about Korkein huippu saavutetaan tänään.
How do we get korkein from the base adjective korkea?
The base adjective is korkea (high). To form the superlative, we add the suffix -in. When adding -in to words ending in a short vowel like -a or -ä, that final vowel is dropped. So, korkea drops the a and becomes korkein (the highest).
Why does the verb saavutetaan end in -taan?
Is there consonant gradation happening in the verb saavutetaan?
Yes! The basic verb is saavuttaa with a strong double tt. When forming the passive present tense for verb type 1, we use the weak stem of the verb. The double tt weakens to a single t, which gives us the stem saavute- before adding the -taan ending.
Why are korkein huippu in the nominative (basic) case instead of taking an object ending?
Even though "the highest peak" is the receiver of the action (the object), it is paired with a passive verb (saavutetaan). In Finnish, the total object of a passive verb drops the normal -n ending and takes the nominative case instead. Because of this, both the adjective korkein and the noun huippu stay in their basic dictionary forms.
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