Breakdown of Hän pystyy kuulemaan minut kuulolaitteella.
hän
he / she
minut
me
kuulla
to hear
pystyä
to be able to, to manage
kuulolaite
hearing aid
Questions & Answers about Hän pystyy kuulemaan minut kuulolaitteella.
Why is it kuulemaan instead of the basic dictionary form kuulla?
The verb pystyä (to be able to) requires the following verb to be in the third infinitive illative form, which ends in -maan or -mään. Because of this rule, the basic verb kuulla changes its stem to kuule- and takes the -maan ending.
Why is the object "me" written as minut and not the partitive minua?
The verb kuulla (to hear) takes a total object when a specific, successful action is achieved. For personal pronouns, this total object form ends in -t, making it minut. If the sentence meant an ongoing or incomplete action like "he is listening to me", you would use the partitive minua.
How does kuulolaitteella translate to "with a hearing aid"?
The ending -lla (the adessive case) is used here to show the instrument or tool used to perform an action. While it often means "on top of", in this context it translates to "by means of" or "with" the hearing aid (kuulolaite).
Why does the word kuulolaite get a double T in kuulolaitteella?
Words ending in -e, like laite (device), have a special stem-building rule. You double the final vowel, and they undergo reverse consonant gradation, meaning a "weak" single consonant in the basic word becomes a "strong" double consonant in the stem. So the single T in laite becomes a double T in the stem laittee-, to which the -lla ending is added.
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