Breakdown of Uusi ominaisuus on hyvin ymmärrettävä.
olla
to be
uusi
new
ymmärtää
to understand
hyvin
very
ominaisuus
feature
Questions & Answers about Uusi ominaisuus on hyvin ymmärrettävä.
How is ymmärrettävä formed from the verb ymmärtää?
Ymmärrettävä is the passive present participle of ymmärtää (to understand). To form it, take the weak stem of the verb, put it into the passive (giving the stem ymmärre-), and add the passive participle suffix -ttävä.
Is ymmärrettävä functioning as a verb or an adjective here?
It functions as an adjective in this sentence. The passive present participle (-tava/-tävä) is frequently used as an adjective to express that something can or must have an action done to it. In English, this often matches words ending in "-able" or "-ible", so ymmärrettävä translates neatly to "understandable".
Hyvin usually means "well". Why does it mean "very" in this sentence?
While hyvin is the adverb form of hyvä (good) and often translates to "well", it is also commonly used as an intensifier before adjectives. Because ymmärrettävä is acting as an adjective here, hyvin ymmärrettävä simply means "very understandable".
What kind of word is ominaisuus and how is it formed?
Ominaisuus (feature or characteristic) is a noun. It is derived from the adjective omainen (characteristic of) by adding the suffix -uus. This suffix works just like the English "-ness" or "-ity" to turn adjectives into abstract nouns.
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