Breakdown of Ohuemmassa tietokoneessa on usein huonompi liitäntä.
olla
to be
huono
bad
usein
often
tietokone
computer
ohut
thin
liitäntä
the connection
Questions & Answers about Ohuemmassa tietokoneessa on usein huonompi liitäntä.
How exactly is ohuemmassa formed from the base word ohut?
The basic comparative form of ohut (thin) is ohuempi (thinner). To add the inessive ending -ssa (in), you have to use the weak stem of the comparative. The -mpi ending drops to its weak grade -mma-. So the steps are: ohut -> ohuempi -> ohuemma- + -ssa = ohuemmassa.
Why does the end of ohut change to -ue- before the comparative marker?
For adjectives ending in -ut or -yt (like ohut or lyhyt), that ending changes to -ue- or -ye- before you attach the comparative -mpi. That is why ohut becomes ohuempi rather than just adding the ending to the root.
Why doesn't huonompi change its stem to -mma- or -mpa- here?
huonompi (worse) is describing liitäntä (connection). Since liitäntä is in the basic nominative form (no case ending), the adjective attached to it also stays in the basic nominative form. The comparative stem only changes to -mpa- or -mma- when you need to attach a case ending to it.
Why is liitäntä in the nominative case instead of the partitive, since this is an existential "location + on" sentence?
Sentences that start with a location (like ohuemmassa tietokoneessa on...) often have partitive subjects at the end, but usually only if the subject is an uncountable mass or an indefinite amount. Here, liitäntä refers to a single, countable physical thing (a port or connection), so it stays in the nominative case.
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