Breakdown of Todistaja kuvaili onnettomuutta tarkoin yksityiskohdin.
kuvailla
to describe
tarkka
careful (precise, exact)
todistaja
witness
onnettomuus
accident (serious accident, disaster)
yksityiskohta
detail
Questions & Answers about Todistaja kuvaili onnettomuutta tarkoin yksityiskohdin.
How do we form the instructive case in tarkoin yksityiskohdin?
The instructive case is formed by taking the plural stem of a word and adding -n. For tarkka (precise), the plural stem is tarkoi-, making tarkoin. For yksityiskohta (detail), the plural stem is yksityiskohdi-, making yksityiskohdin. It expresses how or by what means something is done, often translating to "with" in English.
Why is tarkoin in the instructive case instead of just the noun?
In Finnish, adjectives must agree with the case of the noun they modify. Since the noun yksityiskohdin is in the instructive plural, the adjective tarkka must also take the instructive plural form tarkoin.
Why do the consonants change in both tarkoin and yksityiskohdin?
The instructive ending -n closes the final syllable, which triggers weak consonant gradation. Because of this, the strong kk in tarkka weakens to a single k, and the strong t in yksityiskohta weakens to a d.
Why is onnettomuutta (the accident) in the partitive case?
The verb kuvailla (to describe) requires a partitive object. This is because describing something is viewed as an ongoing or incomplete action toward the object; you are talking about aspects of it rather than affecting the entire thing from start to finish.
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