Breakdown of Tiedätkö, miksi tämä kammottava huone on niin eloton?
tämä
this
olla
to be
tietää
to know
miksi
why
Questions & Answers about Tiedätkö, miksi tämä kammottava huone on niin eloton?
Why does the verb tietää change to tiedätkö with a d?
This is an example of consonant gradation. When you conjugate the Type 1 verb tietää (to know) into the "you" form (tiedät), the syllable closes, causing the strong t to change into a weak d. Then, the question particle -kö is simply glued to the end.
Where does the adjective kammottava (creepy) come from?
It is actually a verb form! It comes from the verb kammottaa (to terrify or give the creeps). By adding the -va suffix, it becomes a present active participle, which acts exactly like an adjective in a sentence. It is just like turning "terrify" into "terrifying" in English.
How is the word eloton formed to mean "lifeless"?
It is built from the noun elo (life) and the suffix -ton, which means "without". The -ton or -tön suffix works perfectly as the Finnish equivalent of the English suffix "-less".
Since the current lesson is about negative pronouns, how would I use mikään to say "this room isn't ANY lifeless"?