Breakdown of Mahtaako pörssin arvo pudota kolmasosan?
pudota
to fall
osa
the part
kolmas
third
pörssi
the stock market
arvo
the value
mahtaa
to wonder / to might (auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Mahtaako pörssin arvo pudota kolmasosan?
Why does mahtaako have the -ko ending here?
The verb mahtaa is an epistemic modal used to express wondering or probability. By adding the question clitic -ko, it translates naturally to 'I wonder if' or 'Might it be that'. It turns a statement of probability into a pondering question.
Why is the verb pudota in its dictionary form?
Modal verbs of probability like mahtaa and taitaa require the main verb to be in the 1st infinitive (the basic dictionary form). You conjugate the modal verb, while the action verb stays in the infinitive.
Why is the word for a third written as kolmasosan with an -n at the end?
Words expressing a specific measure, amount, or distance act like objects in Finnish grammar. Because the stock market is falling by exactly one whole third, the measure takes the accusative -n ending to show a specific, total amount.
How do you form fractions like kolmasosa in Finnish?
Fractions are generally made by combining an ordinal number with the word osa (part). Here, kolmas (third) + osa (part) creates kolmasosa (a third).
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