Questions & Answers about Loukkaisiko tämä sana häntä?
Why does loukkaisiko have a double 'k' when the basic verb is loukata with just one 'k'?
The verb loukata (to offend) is a type 4 verb. Type 4 verbs have the weak consonant grade in their infinitive (dictionary) form, which is why you see a single k. However, the conditional mood (the 'would' form) is built on the strong stem. The strong stem is loukkaa-. We add the conditional marker -isi- to get loukkaisi, keeping that strong double kk.
How do we know this is a question if there is no question word like kuka or mitä?
To make a yes/no question in Finnish, you move the main word you are asking about to the front of the sentence and attach the suffix -ko or -kö. Here, the verb loukkaisi (would offend) is moved to the front and gets the -ko ending, making it loukkaisiko (would it offend?).
Why is the object 'him' translated as häntä (partitive) rather than hänet?
Could this sentence also translate to 'Would he offend this word?'
No, because the cases clearly show who is doing what. tämä sana is in the nominative case, meaning it is the subject doing the offending. häntä is in the partitive case, marking it as the object receiving the action. If you wanted to say 'Would he offend this word?', it would be Loukkaisiko hän tätä sanaa?
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