Breakdown of Asuuko opettajan veli todella vesijohdotta?
asua
to live
opettaja
teacher
veli
brother
todella
really (very, intensifier)
vesijohto
plumbing
Questions & Answers about Asuuko opettajan veli todella vesijohdotta?
How is the word vesijohdotta formed here?
It comes from the noun vesijohto (water pipe / plumbing). To add the abessive suffix -tta (meaning "without"), you use the weak vowel stem. The consonant t in johto softens to d, giving us the stem vesijohdo-, and then we add -tta.
Does vesijohdotta mean the exact same thing as ilman vesijohtoa?
Yes, they both mean "without plumbing". At this stage in your learning, you are probably used to using ilman plus the partitive case (ilman vesijohtoa), which is much more common in spoken, everyday Finnish. The abessive case (-tta/-ttä) is mostly used in written language or formal contexts.
What are the parts that make up the root word vesijohto?
It is a compound word made of vesi (water) and johto (which can mean a pipe, line, wire, or cord depending on the context).
Why does the verb asuuko have to be the very first word in the sentence?
In Finnish, the word carrying the yes/no question suffix -ko or -kö must be moved to the beginning of the sentence. Since we are asking about the action of living, the suffix is attached to the verb asuu, bringing it to the front.
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