Breakdown of Onko akrobaatti peloton, kun hän hyppää teltassa?
olla
to be
hän
he / she
teltta
tent
hypätä
to jump
kun
when (conjunction)
akrobaatti
the acrobat
peloton
fearless
Questions & Answers about Onko akrobaatti peloton, kun hän hyppää teltassa?
Since this lesson is about millainen, how would we change this sentence to ask 'What kind of acrobat jumps in the tent?'
You would replace onko akrobaatti peloton with the interrogative adjective millainen (or minkälainen). The sentence would then become: Millainen akrobaatti hyppää teltassa?
The adjective peloton (fearless) ends in -ton. How is this word built?
The suffix -ton (or -tön) means 'without', exactly like the English suffix '-less'. It is added to the weak stem of the noun pelko (fear). The 'k' disappears due to consonant gradation, giving us the stem pelo-, which becomes peloton (without fear).
What is the dictionary form of the verb hyppää (jumps), and why does it have a double 'p' here?
The dictionary form is hypätä (to jump), which is a Type 4 verb. Type 4 verbs undergo reverse consonant gradation when conjugated. This means the weak single 'p' in hypätä strengthens to a strong double 'pp' in the hän form, hyppää.
Why does teltassa (in the tent) only have one 't' in the middle when the dictionary form is teltta?
Adding the inessive ending -ssa closes the final syllable of the word. This triggers consonant gradation, weakening the strong double 'tt' in teltta to a weak single 't' in teltassa.
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