Breakdown of Ilmaiseeko opiskelija itsensä hyvin?
opiskelija
student
hyvin
well
itse
self, oneself
ilmaista
to express
Questions & Answers about Ilmaiseeko opiskelija itsensä hyvin?
How is the word itsensä formed in this sentence?
It is the reflexive pronoun itse (oneself) combined with the third-person possessive suffix -nsä. Because the pronoun refers back to the subject (the student), we use this third-person ending to mean 'himself' or 'herself'.
The English translation says "himself", but could itsensä also mean "herself"?
Yes! Just like the pronoun hän (he/she), the possessive suffix -nsä is completely gender-neutral. Depending on who the student is, itsensä can translate to 'himself', 'herself', or even 'themselves'.
What is the dictionary form of the verb ilmaiseeko?
The base verb is ilmaista (to express). It is conjugated here in the third-person singular as ilmaisee (expresses). The -ko attached to the end is the question particle, which turns the statement into a yes/no question.
Why does the verb ilmaiseeko come at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Finnish, yes/no questions are formed by attaching the question particle -ko or -kö to the word you are asking about, and moving that word to the front of the sentence. Here, we are asking about the action (does the student express?), so the verb takes the particle and comes first.
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