Questions & Answers about Minä olen itsenäinen ja pärjään hyvin yksin.
How does the word itsenäinen relate to the word itse from this lesson?
The adjective itsenäinen (independent) is built directly from the pronoun itse (self). The ending -näinen turns it into an adjective describing someone who can rely on themselves.
Since this lesson is about adding possessive suffixes to itse, why isn't there an -ni suffix on it here?
Because itsenäinen is an adjective meaning "independent," so it acts like a normal describing word. If you wanted to use the pronoun to say "I manage by myself," you would use the form itsekseni with the -ni suffix. In this sentence, you are just describing what kind of person you are.
What is the dictionary form of the verb pärjään?
The dictionary form is pärjätä (to manage or cope). It is a verb type 4, which means the stem is formed by dropping the -t- from the infinitive ending. That gives us the stem pärjää-, to which we add the personal ending -n for the minä form.
Are the words yksin (alone) and yksi (one) related?
Yes! The adverb yksin (alone or by oneself) is formed directly from the number yksi (one). It is a very common word to describe doing something without help.