Breakdown of Työskentelikö korjaaja koko vuorokauden?
koko
whole
työskennellä
to work
korjaaja
repairer
vuorokausi
twenty-four hours
Questions & Answers about Työskentelikö korjaaja koko vuorokauden?
Why does vuorokauden have the -n ending here?
This is the accusative of time. When an action is done for a complete, specific duration, the time word follows the same rules as a total object. Because this is a standard affirmative sentence (turned into a question), the singular time duration takes the -n ending, which looks exactly like the genitive case.
Shouldn't adjectives normally match the case of the noun? Why isn't it kokon vuorokauden?
Normally, yes! But koko (whole or entire) is a special exception. It is an indeclinable word, meaning it never takes any case endings, no matter what happens to the noun it modifies.
Why use vuorokauden instead of päivän here?
Vuorokausi specifically means a full 24-hour cycle of day and night. Päivä usually just refers to the daytime or a general calendar day. Using vuorokauden emphasizes that the repairer worked for a literal 24 hours straight.
How is the word työskentelikö built?
It comes from the verb työskennellä (to work). The past tense marker -i- is added to the stem to make työskenteli (worked). Finally, the question particle -kö is attached to turn it into a yes or no question (Did... work?).
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