Breakdown of Epätodellinen tilanne aiheuttaa syvää epäuskoa.
tilanne
situation
syvä
deep
aiheuttaa
to cause
epätodellinen
unreal
epäusko
disbelief
Questions & Answers about Epätodellinen tilanne aiheuttaa syvää epäuskoa.
How does the prefix epä- change the meaning of todellinen here?
The prefix epä- acts like the English prefixes un-, dis-, or im-. It attaches directly to the adjective todellinen (real) to create its exact antonym, epätodellinen (unreal).
Does epä- work the same way with nouns, as seen in epäuskoa?
Yes! While it is very common with adjectives, epä- is also used to form antonyms of abstract nouns. Here it combines with the noun usko (belief or faith) to form epäusko (disbelief).
Why are syvää and epäuskoa in the partitive case?
They form the object of the verb aiheuttaa (to cause). Causing a feeling or abstract state is an open-ended action, and epäusko is an uncountable abstract noun, so the object requires the partitive case. The adjective syvä (deep) must match its noun, so it takes the partitive ending to become syvää.
What is the root of the adjective todellinen?
It comes from the basic word tosi (true). From there we get the adverb todella (really or truly), which then takes the suffix -linen to become the adjective todellinen (real or actual).
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