Breakdown of Minkälainen akrobaatti on niin notkea ja peloton?
olla
to be
ja
and
niin
so
minkälainen
what kind of
akrobaatti
the acrobat
notkea
flexible
peloton
fearless
Questions & Answers about Minkälainen akrobaatti on niin notkea ja peloton?
What is the difference between minkälainen and millainen?
They both mean "what kind of" and are practically interchangeable in everyday Finnish. Minkälainen is formed from the genitive form of mikä (minkä) plus the suffix -lainen, while millainen comes from the adessive form (millä). You can use either one here to ask about the qualities of the akrobaatti.
Why are the adjectives notkea and peloton in the nominative case instead of the partitive?
When describing a singular, countable subject like akrobaatti (acrobat) using the verb olla (to be), the descriptive adjectives must be in the nominative case. If the subject were an uncountable mass noun, like vesi (water), the adjectives would take the partitive case.
How is the word peloton formed?
It uses the caritive suffix -ton, which means "without" or "-less". It attaches to the weak stem of the noun pelko (fear). Because of consonant gradation, the strong -lk- in pelko weakens to -l- in the stem pelo-, creating peloton (fearless).
Could I use näin or noin instead of niin here?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. Niin acts as a general intensifier meaning "so" ("so flexible"). If you used näin, it would mean "this flexible" (as if referring to a picture right in front of you), and noin would mean "that flexible" (as if pointing at the acrobat performing nearby).
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