Questions & Answers about Varmuus tuntuu turvalliselta.
How is the word varmuus formed in this sentence?
It is an abstract noun formed from the adjective varma (certain, sure). To make it a noun meaning "certainty," the final -a of the stem is removed and the suffix -uus is added.
Why does turvallinen (safe) take the -lta ending here to become turvalliselta?
The verb tuntua (to feel) is a verb of perception. In Finnish, verbs related to the senses (like tuntua, näyttää to look, and kuulostaa to sound) require the describing adjective to be in the ablative case (-lta/-ltä).
How does the stem change when adding the -lta ending to turvallinen?
Words ending in -nen (like turvallinen) change their ending to -se- before you add most case endings. Therefore, the stem becomes turvallise-, and then you add the ablative -lta ending to get turvalliselta.
Could I use the word varmasti instead of varmuus here?
No, because they serve different grammatical roles. Varmasti is an adverb meaning "certainly" or "surely," whereas varmuus is a noun meaning "certainty." Since the word is the subject of this sentence doing the feeling, it must be the noun form.
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