Breakdown of Kuntavaaleissa kampanjoidaan paljon.
paljon
a lot
kuntavaalit
municipal elections
kampanjoida
to campaign
Questions & Answers about Kuntavaaleissa kampanjoidaan paljon.
Why does the English translation say people campaign when there is no word for people in the Finnish sentence?
The verb kampanjoidaan is in the passive voice. In Finnish, the passive is heavily used to express that someone or people in general are doing an action. It is the most natural way to say people campaign without specifying exactly who.
What kind of word is kuntavaaleissa and why does it have a plural marker?
It is a compound word formed from kunta (municipality) and vaalit (elections). In Finnish, elections are always talked about in the plural, just like scissors or glasses in English. The -i- marks the plural, and -ssa is the ending for in.
How do we build the passive form kampanjoidaan from the basic verb?
Kampanjoida (to campaign) is a verb type 2. To form the present passive for type 2 verbs, you take the dictionary form, drop the final -a or -ä, and add -aan or -ään. Here, dropping the final letter leaves kampanjoid-, and adding the passive ending gives us kampanjoidaan.
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