Questions & Answers about Minun ompelemani mekko on punainen.
How is the word ompelemani formed?
It uses the agent participle, which is the focus of this lesson. It is built from the strong stem of the verb ommella (to sew), which is ompele-. To this stem, you add the participle suffix -ma and finally the possessive suffix -ni to match the agent.
Why do we have both minun and the suffix -ni on the participle?
When you use the agent participle to say an action was done by someone, that person is the agent. If the agent is a pronoun, it takes the genitive form (like minun) and you must attach the matching possessive suffix (like -ni) to the participle.
Could I drop the word minun from this sentence?
Does the participle ompelemani behave like an adjective here?
Exactly! It modifies the noun mekko (dress), telling us what kind of dress it is. Because it acts like an adjective, it sits right in front of the noun and would change case to match it if the sentence required it.