Breakdown of Taidokkaasti maalattu muotokuva on olohuoneessa.
olla
to be
olohuone
the living room
maalata
to paint
muotokuva
portrait
taidokkaasti
skillfully
Questions & Answers about Taidokkaasti maalattu muotokuva on olohuoneessa.
Why is taidokkaasti placed exactly before maalattu?
When a participle like maalattu (painted) acts as an adjective describing a noun, any words modifying it must be placed directly before it. This creates a single descriptive phrase before the noun: taidokkaasti maalattu muotokuva (a skillfully painted portrait).
Why do we use the passive participle maalattu here?
Maalattu is the passive past participle of maalata (to paint). We use the passive because it describes what was done to the subject by an unspecified person. It works just like the English adjective painted.
How is the adverb taidokkaasti formed?
It comes from the adjective taidokas (skillful). To form the adverb, you take the strong stem of the adjective, which is taidokkaa-, and add the adverb ending -sti to mean skillfully.
What words make up the compound noun muotokuva?
It is built from muoto (shape or form) and kuva (picture or image). Combined, they mean portrait.
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