Breakdown of Säädä voimakkuus alemmas, niin että basso ei kuulu liikaa.
ei
no / not (negative verb)
niin
so
että
that (conjunction)
liikaa
too much
alas
down (motion)
säätää
to adjust
basso
bass
voimakkuus
volume
kuulua
to be heard / be audible
Questions & Answers about Säädä voimakkuus alemmas, niin että basso ei kuulu liikaa.
Why does the word for 'lower' use the alemma- stem here instead of alempa-?
Comparative adverbs of location inflect to show direction. When answering 'to where?' (like adjusting the volume down), we use the weak grade stem -mma- and add -s (or -ksi), creating alemmas. The strong grade stem -mpa- is used for 'from where?' questions, like alempaa (from lower).
Why is voimakkuus in its basic nominative form instead of the accusative?
Because it is the object of a command. When giving a direct command using an imperative verb like säädä (adjust!), the total object drops the usual -n ending and looks exactly like the basic nominative form.
The English translation says 'is not heard.' Why isn't ei kuulu in the passive voice?
Why use liikaa here instead of liian?
Both translate to 'too' or 'too much,' but they have different roles. Liian is used right before an adjective or another adverb (like liian iso for 'too big'). Because you are describing the amount of an action here (how much the bass is heard), you use liikaa.
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