Breakdown of Onneksi palaveri on peruttu.
olla
to be
onneksi
fortunately
perua
to cancel
palaveri
meeting (business, work)
Questions & Answers about Onneksi palaveri on peruttu.
How is the perfect passive formed here in on peruttu?
The perfect tense passive requires two parts: the auxiliary verb on (always in this exact 3rd-person singular form) and the passive past participle of the main verb, which here is peruttu. Together, they form the meaning "has been cancelled".
I've also seen peruutettu used for "cancelled". Why does this sentence use peruttu?
Both words mean "cancelled" and are often used interchangeably. Peruttu is the passive past participle of the verb perua, while peruutettu comes from the verb peruuttaa. They both mean "to cancel", though peruuttaa has the additional meaning of "to back up" or "reverse" a vehicle.
Why is the word palaveri in the nominative (basic) case? Isn't it the object of the cancelling?
Yes, logically it is the object! However, when a sentence is in the passive voice, the object is never put into the genitive (n-ending) accusative case. Because the whole meeting is cancelled (a total action), the object takes the basic nominative form instead.
How is the adverb onneksi formed?
It is built from the noun onni (luck, happiness) plus the translative case ending -ksi. Adding -ksi is a very common way in Finnish to turn nouns or adjectives into adverbs, translating here to "luckily" or "fortunately".
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