Question 1

Why does the sentence use tiedekunnan myöntäneen instead of an että clause?

Accepted Answer

This is the past active referative construction (partisiippirakenne), which translates to "that the faculty had granted". It replaces a regular subordinate clause like että tiedekunta oli myöntänyt. In this structure, the subject of the action (tiedekunta) is put into the genitive case (tiedekunnan), and the verb becomes the past active participle ending in -neen.

Question 2

How exactly do we get the form myöntäneen from the verb myöntää?

Accepted Answer

First, you find the standard past active participle (often called the NUT-participle), which is myöntänyt (granted). To use it in this specific "that" construction, you need its genitive stem. For these participles, the stem ends in -nee-, and you add the genitive -n to the end, resulting in myöntäneen.

Question 3

Why is stipendi (scholarship) in the genitive-looking accusative form stipendin?

Accepted Answer

It is the direct object of the action myöntää (to grant). Normal object rules still apply inside a participle construction! Because the granting of the scholarship was a complete action, the object takes the total object form, which looks exactly like the genitive (stipendin).

Question 4

Can you break down the grammar of Etkö tiennyt (Didn't you know)?

Accepted Answer

This is a negative question in the past tense. Et is the "you" form of the negative verb, and -kö is the question particle attached directly to it. In negative past tense sentences, the main verb is always in its NUT-participle form. So, tietää (to know) becomes tiennyt.

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