Questions & Answers about Älkää olko riippuvaisia vain yhdestä taidosta.
Why is yhdestä taidosta in the elative (-sta/-stä) case?
This is because of the adjective rection for riippuvainen (dependent). While in English you are dependent 'on' something, in Finnish you are grammatically dependent 'from' something, which requires the elative case. This case ending must be added to both the number (yhdestä) and the noun (taidosta).
Why is riippuvaisia in the partitive plural instead of the basic form riippuvainen?
The command Älkää olko (Do not be) is plural, addressing multiple people. When describing a plural subject, the following adjective usually takes the partitive plural case. The negative nature of the sentence also strongly triggers the partitive.
What form is Älkää olko?
This is the negative imperative (command) for 'you all' (2nd person plural). It is formed using the plural negative command word Älkää followed by olko, which is the plural imperative stem of the verb olla (to be).
Is the word riippuvainen related to a verb?
Yes, it is built from the verb riippua, which means 'to hang' or 'to depend'. The ending -vainen is a common suffix used to turn verbs into adjectives that describe a state or a tendency to do something.