Breakdown of Raportti on tulostettu ja kahvinkeitin on korjattu.
olla
to be
ja
and
korjata
to fix
raportti
report (document, structured account)
tulostaa
to print
kahvinkeitin
coffee maker
Questions & Answers about Raportti on tulostettu ja kahvinkeitin on korjattu.
How do we form the perfect passive in this sentence?
You use the auxiliary verb on together with the passive past participle of the main verb, which usually ends in -tu/-ty or -ttu/-tty. Here, we have on tulostettu (has been printed) and on korjattu (has been repaired). Note that in the passive, the auxiliary verb is always the singular on, even if the sentence had multiple subjects.
Since the report and coffee maker are receiving the action, why aren't they in the accusative (genitive-looking) case?
In Finnish passive sentences, a total object (an entire thing being acted upon) takes the nominative case (the basic dictionary form) instead of the normal accusative -n ending. That is why the sentence uses raportti and kahvinkeitin rather than raportin and kahvinkeittimen.
Why does tulostettu have an e before the ending, while korjattu doesn't?
This happens because they belong to different verb types. Tulostaa is a Type 1 verb: to form its passive participle, the final -a changes to -e- before adding the -ttu ending (tulostettu). Korjata is a Type 4 verb: you drop the infinitive's final -ta and add -ttu directly to the remaining stem (korjattu).
How is the word kahvinkeitin formed?
It is a compound word made of kahvin (the genitive form of kahvi, meaning coffee's) and keitin (an appliance that boils or makes something). The word keitin itself comes from the verb keittää, which means to boil or to brew.
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