Breakdown of Eikö tuo juusto ole rasvatonta?
olla
to be
tuo
that
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
juusto
cheese
Questions & Answers about Eikö tuo juusto ole rasvatonta?
How is the word rasvaton formed?
It comes from the noun rasva (fat). By adding the caritive suffix -ton (meaning without or -less), we get the adjective rasvaton (fat-free).
Why does the adjective have the -ta ending, making it rasvatonta?
The base adjective is rasvaton, but here it describes a mass noun, juusto (cheese). When an adjective describes a mass noun (a substance you cannot easily count), it must be in the partitive case. For words ending in -ton, the partitive ending is -ta.
How does eikö work to ask a question here?
It combines the negative verb ei (no/not) with the question particle -kö. In Finnish, you attach question particles directly to the negative verb to ask negative questions like Isn't that...? or Doesn't it...?
Why is the verb ole used here instead of on?
Because the sentence starts with the negative word eikö, the main verb must be in its negative (connegative) form. For the verb olla (to be), that form is ole.