Breakdown of Puhumalla päivittäin autat minua paljon.
minä
I
puhua
to speak
paljon
a lot
auttaa
to help
päivittäin
daily
Questions & Answers about Puhumalla päivittäin autat minua paljon.
How does the ending in puhumalla work to mean 'by speaking'?
It uses the third infinitive adessive form. You take the verb stem puhu- and add the ending -malla. This ending translates to 'by doing' something. It expresses the method or means by which an action is done.
Why is the pronoun minä in the partitive form minua in this sentence?
The verb auttaa (to help) is a partitive verb. This means that the person or thing being helped must always be in the partitive case, which is why minä becomes minua.
What kind of word is päivittäin and how is it built?
It is an adverb meaning 'daily'. It is formed from the noun päivä (day) plus the distributive suffix -ittäin, which means 'every' or 'by the'. You can see the same pattern in words like viikoittain (weekly).
Why does autat have only one 't' when the dictionary form is auttaa?
This is due to consonant gradation. The personal ending -t for 'you' closes the syllable, which triggers the weak grade. Therefore, the double tt in auttaa weakens to a single t in autat.
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