Breakdown of Tämä käsikirjoitus sensuroidaan heti.
tämä
this
heti
immediately
käsikirjoitus
manuscript
sensuroida
to censor
Questions & Answers about Tämä käsikirjoitus sensuroidaan heti.
Why is tämä käsikirjoitus in the nominative case if it is the object being censored?
This is the passive object rule in action! In an active sentence, a total object usually takes the genitive/accusative ending -n (as in, tämän käsikirjoituksen). However, when the verb is passive like sensuroidaan, that -n ending is dropped, and the object stays in the nominative case.
How is the passive verb sensuroidaan formed here?
The base verb is sensuroida (to censor), which is a verb type 2. For type 2 verbs, the present passive is very easy to form: you simply take the dictionary form (sensuroida) and add the passive ending -an (or -än depending on vowel harmony).
Could this sentence also mean "This manuscript will be censored immediately"?
What are the root words that make up käsikirjoitus?
It is a compound word made from käsi (hand) and kirjoitus (writing). While the literal translation is "handwriting," it is the standard Finnish word for a "manuscript" or a "script" for a play or movie.
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