Breakdown of Ongelma suurenee, jos budjetti pienenee.
ongelma
problem
jos
if
budjetti
budget
suureta
to get larger
pienetä
to get smaller
Questions & Answers about Ongelma suurenee, jos budjetti pienenee.
Why do the verbs suurenee and pienenee have that -nee ending?
Both are Type 6 verbs, which end in -eta or -etä in their basic (infinitive) form: suureta (to get bigger) and pienetä (to get smaller). To conjugate them, you replace the -ta or -tä with the stem marker -ne-. Then, for the 3rd-person singular (he/she/it) form, you lengthen the final vowel, giving you suurenee and pienenee.
Are these verbs related to the adjectives suuri (big) and pieni (small)?
Yes! A major feature of Type 6 verbs is that they often describe a change of state, meaning to become a certain adjective. Just as suuri means big, suureta means to become bigger. Similarly, pieni becomes pienetä (to become smaller).
How would I say "The problem doesn't get bigger" using this grammar?
You use the negative verb ei and the verb stem without any personal endings. Since the stem is suurene-, the negative form is ei suurene. So you would say: Ongelma ei suurene.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say it in the past tense?
To form the past tense of a Type 6 verb, the -ne- in the stem changes to -ni-. The 3rd-person singular past tense doesn't lengthen the final vowel, so suurenee becomes suureni, and pienenee becomes pieneni. The past tense sentence would be: Ongelma suureni, jos budjetti pieneni.
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