Questions & Answers about Minä arvostan rehellisyyttä.
What adjective does rehellisyys come from, and how is this noun formed?
It comes from the adjective rehellinen (honest). When forming an abstract noun from an adjective that ends in -nen, you drop the -nen and add the suffix -syys (or -suus, depending on vowel harmony). This transforms rehellinen into rehellisyys (honesty).
How do you build the partitive form rehellisyyttä from the basic word rehellisyys?
For abstract nouns ending in -uus or -yys, the partitive case is formed by changing that final -s into a double -tt- before adding the partitive ending (-a or -ä). Therefore, rehellisyys becomes rehellisyyttä.
Why does the word for honesty have to be in the partitive case (rehellisyyttä) here?
Because of the verb arvostaa (to appreciate or value). This is a partitive verb, meaning that the thing you are appreciating must always take the partitive case. Verbs expressing feelings, attitudes, or continuous states usually behave this way.
Is it required to keep minä in this sentence?
No, you can easily drop it and just say Arvostan rehellisyyttä. Because the verb arvostan has the first-person singular ending -n, it is already perfectly clear who is doing the appreciating. Dropping the pronoun is very common and natural in Finnish.
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