Word
Tämä kirja on tärkeä lukijalle ja kuuntelijalle.
Meaning
This book is important to the reader and the listener.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Tämä kirja on tärkeä lukijalle ja kuuntelijalle.
How is the word lukijalle formed from the verb lukea (to read)?
To create an actor noun (a person doing the action), we take the strong vowel stem of the verb and add the suffix -ja or -jä. The strong stem of lukea is luke-. The final -e changes to -i- before the suffix, giving us the noun lukija (reader). Finally, the allative case ending -lle (to) is added.
Why is there a -nt- in kuuntelijalle when the verb is kuunnella?
Actor nouns are built on the strong vowel stem of the verb. The verb kuunnella (to listen) is a type 3 verb, and its strong stem is kuuntele-, where the weak -nn- strengthens to -nt-. Just like with lukija, the final -e changes to an -i- before adding the -ja suffix, resulting in kuuntelija.
Why do both derived nouns use the -ja suffix instead of -jä?
This is due to vowel harmony. Because the stems of the base verbs lukea and kuunnella both contain the back vowel u, the suffix must also use the back vowel variant -ja.
Why are lukijalle and kuuntelijalle in the allative (-lle) case?