Breakdown of Ravintolan keittiö on remontoitu.
olla
to be
ravintola
restaurant
keittiö
kitchen
remontoida
to renovate
Questions & Answers about Ravintolan keittiö on remontoitu.
Why do we use the passive form remontoitu if we are just describing the kitchen?
Because the kitchen didn't renovate itself! In Finnish, when you describe a state that is the result of an action done by an unnamed person, you use on (is) plus the passive past participle. This is called a resultative state, matching the English "is renovated."
Could on remontoitu also mean "has been renovated"?
Yes! Finnish uses the exact same form for the passive perfect tense ("has been renovated") and the resultative state ("is renovated"). Context tells you whether the speaker is focusing on the past action or the current state of the kitchen.
What is the base verb for remontoitu and how do I make this form?
The base verb is remontoida (to renovate). It belongs to verb type 2. To make the passive past participle for this verb type, you simply drop the final -a or -ä and add -tu, giving us remontoitu.
Why is there an -n at the end of Ravintolan?
The -n is the genitive (possessive) ending. It works exactly like the apostrophe-s in English, connecting the two words to mean "the restaurant's kitchen".