Breakdown of Hän lukee palautteen myöhemmin ja ajattelee uutta menetelmää.
hän
he / she
ja
and
uusi
new
lukea
to read
ajatella
to think
palaute
feedback
menetelmä
method
myöhään
late
Questions & Answers about Hän lukee palautteen myöhemmin ja ajattelee uutta menetelmää.
How does the word "myöhemmin" use the '-mmin' suffix from this lesson?
Myöhemmin means "later." It is the comparative form of the adverb myöhään (late). To form a comparative adverb, you generally take the strong stem of the word and add the suffix -mmin. Here, the stem is myöhe-, which gives us myöhemmin.
Why does "palautteen" end in '-n' (accusative) while "uutta menetelmää" is in the partitive case?
This happens because of the different verbs. The verb lukea (to read) takes an accusative object here (ending in -n) because reading the feedback is a completed action—he reads the whole thing. However, the verb ajatella (to think about) is a "partitive verb," meaning the object that follows it must always be in the partitive case (uutta menetelmää).
The base word for "feedback" is "palaute". Why does it have a double '-tt-' in "palautteen"?
Nouns ending in -e follow a "reverse" consonant gradation rule. Their basic dictionary form uses the weak consonant grade (a single -t- in palaute), but their word stem uses the strong grade. When we form the stem to add the -n ending, the single -t- strengthens into a double -tt-, becoming palautteen.
How do we get the form "ajattelee" from the basic verb "ajatella" (to think)?
Ajatella is a Type 3 verb (verbs ending in two consonants + a/ä). To make the "he/she" form, you drop the -la and add -ee. Just like the -e nouns, Type 3 verbs have the weak consonant grade in their basic dictionary form (-t-) and the strong grade when conjugated (-tt-), giving us ajattelee.
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