Breakdown of Kuulitko kandidaatin saaneen stipendin?
saada
to get
kuulla
to hear
kandidaatti
bachelor
stipendi
scholarship
Questions & Answers about Kuulitko kandidaatin saaneen stipendin?
How does the word saaneen translate to "had received"?
Saaneen is the past active participle of saada (to receive). In this referative construction, it replaces an että (that) clause. Because it is the past participle, it shows that the action of receiving happened before the main verb kuulitko (did you hear). It is perfectly equivalent to saying "Kuulitko, että kandidaatti oli saanut stipendin?".
Why is the subject kandidaatin in the genitive form?
In the referative construction (partisiippirakenne), the subject of the participle phrase must be in the genitive case. Since the bachelor is the one who did the receiving, the basic nominative kandidaatti becomes the genitive kandidaatin.
Does the word stipendin have the -n ending because of this special grammar structure too?
No, stipendin is simply following normal object rules. Even though the action is expressed with the participle saaneen, it still acts like a regular active verb. The scholarship is a complete, countable object being received, so it takes the standard genitive-accusative -n ending.
Why does the participle end in -neen instead of the basic past participle -nut or -nyt?
When you use the past active participle to replace an että clause, the participle itself must take the genitive ending -n. For past participles ending in -nut or -nyt (like saanut), adding the genitive ending changes the stem to -nee-, resulting in saaneen.
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