Breakdown of Kysely on suljettu, koska enemmistö on jo vastannut.
olla
to be
koska
because
jo
already
vastata
to answer
sulkea
to close
kysely
survey
enemmistö
majority
Questions & Answers about Kysely on suljettu, koska enemmistö on jo vastannut.
This lesson focuses on fractions and proportions. How does enemmistö fit in, and how is it formed?
Enemmistö means "majority", representing a proportion of a whole. It is built from enempi (more) plus the collective suffix -stö, essentially meaning "the group of more". Its opposite, "minority", is formed similarly: vähemmistö.
Why does the sentence use on suljettu instead of an active verb?
Suljettu is the passive past participle of the verb sulkea (to close). When combined with the verb olla (here as on), it acts like an adjective describing a state. It tells us the current status of the survey ("is closed") without specifying who closed it.
How do we get the form vastannut from the verb vastata (to answer)?
Vastata is a Type 4 verb. To form the active past participle, which is used here with on to create the perfect tense ("has answered"), you take the infinitive, drop the final -a, and add -nnut. Thus, vastata becomes vastannut.
If we wanted to explicitly say that the majority has "answered the survey", what case would "survey" take?
The verb vastata requires the thing being answered to be in the illative case (the "into" case). So, to say "answered the survey", you would use kyselyyn, making the phrase vastannut kyselyyn.
Is the word kysely (survey) related to the verb kysyä (to ask)?
Yes, kysely is a noun derived directly from kysyä. The suffix -ly is often attached to verb stems to create nouns that describe a continuous, collective, or formalized action of that verb, turning "to ask" into a "survey" or "questionnaire".
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