Breakdown of Palkka on riippuvainen kokemuksesta.
olla
to be
kokemus
the experience
palkka
salary
riippuvainen
dependent
Questions & Answers about Palkka on riippuvainen kokemuksesta.
Why is the word for experience, kokemuksesta, in the elative (-sta) case?
The adjective riippuvainen (dependent) is the reason. It has a strict rule (called adjective rection) that the thing you are dependent on must be in the elative case. While in English you say "dependent on", Finnish logic thinks of it as "dependent from" (-sta/-stä).
How does the basic word kokemus turn into kokemuksesta?
Finnish nouns ending in -us (like kokemus) usually change their ending to -ukse- to form the stem before you can add case endings. So, kokemus becomes the stem kokemukse-, and then we attach the elative ending -sta.
Could I just use the verb riippua (to depend) instead of the adjective riippuvainen?
Yes! You could say Palkka riippuu kokemuksesta (The salary depends on experience). The verb riippua also requires the exact same elative ending. Using the adjective phrase on riippuvainen just makes the sentence slightly more formal, similar to saying "is dependent upon" instead of "depends on" in English.
What if the salary was dependent on multiple things, like "sales"? How would the ending change?
You would need the plural elative ending -ista or -istä. For example, if the salary depended on sales (myynti), you would use the plural stem myynne- plus -istä to get: Palkka on riippuvainen myynneistä.
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