Breakdown of Mikään trendi ei pysy suosittuna, jos ihmisen asenne muuttuu negatiiviseksi.
ei
no / not (negative verb)
ihminen
human
mikään
anything, nothing (with negation)
jos
if
muuttua
to change
pysyä
to stay (remain in a state or position)
trendi
trend
suosittu
popular
negatiivinen
negative
asenne
attitude
Questions & Answers about Mikään trendi ei pysy suosittuna, jos ihmisen asenne muuttuu negatiiviseksi.
Why is suosittu (popular) in the form suosittuna?
The verb pysyä (to stay or remain) requires the adjective or noun following it to be in the Essive case, which ends in -na or -nä. The Essive case describes a continuous state of being, so pysyä suosittuna literally implies staying 'as popular'.
Why does the word negatiivinen become negatiiviseksi at the end of the sentence?
The verb muuttua (to change or turn into) requires the resulting state to be in the Translative case, which ends in -ksi. While English uses verbs like 'become' followed by a basic adjective, Finnish uses muuttua plus the Translative to emphasize the transition into a new state.
Wait, shouldn't the verb be muuttaa instead of muuttuu?
Muuttaa is a transitive verb meaning 'to change something else' or 'to move houses'. Because the attitude is changing itself (becoming something else), we use the intransitive verb muuttua. As a general rule, muuttua is the verb that triggers the Translative case (-ksi).
Why do we use mikään here, and why is there also an ei?
Mikään is used for things (meaning 'any'), whereas kukaan is for people. Furthermore, Finnish requires a negative verb to accompany these negative pronouns. So mikään trendi ei pysy literally translates to 'any trend does not stay', which is expressed in English as 'no trend stays'.
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