Breakdown of Terävämmän kameran takia puhelimen hinta on korkeampi.
olla
to be
puhelin
phone
kamera
camera
hinta
price
korkea
high, tall
takia
because of
terävä
sharp
Questions & Answers about Terävämmän kameran takia puhelimen hinta on korkeampi.
Why does terävämmän have double M's instead of -mp- like the basic comparative form?
When a comparative adjective takes an ending that closes the syllable (like the genitive -n here), the comparative marker undergoes consonant gradation. The strong grade -mpä- weakens to -mmä-. So, terävä (sharp) + comparative marker + -n becomes terävämmän.
Why are both terävämmän and kameran in the genitive case?
They are driven by the word takia (because of). Takia is a postposition that requires the noun phrase before it to be in the genitive case. Since the adjective terävämmän describes kameran, they must match, so both take the genitive ending -n.
Why doesn't korkeampi change its -mp- to -mm- like terävämmän did?
Korkeampi (higher) is in the basic nominative case because it simply describes the subject, hinta (price). The nominative comparative ending is always -mpi. The stem only changes to -mpa- or -mpä- (and weakens to -mm-) when you need to add other case endings.
Just to double-check, why does puhelin (phone) become puhelimen?
Puhelin belongs to a specific group of nouns ending in -in. When inflecting these words, the -in changes to an -ime- stem before adding the ending. Here, we need the genitive -n to say the phone's price, so it becomes puhelimen.
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