Breakdown of Epäillyn parta on tärkeä tuntomerkki, koska hän on aivan tämän kuvan näköinen.
tämä
this
olla
to be
hän
he / she
koska
because
kuva
picture
tärkeä
important
aivan
exactly / quite (completely)
epäilty
suspect
näköinen
-looking / looking like
parta
beard
tuntomerkki
identifying mark / feature (for identification)
Questions & Answers about Epäillyn parta on tärkeä tuntomerkki, koska hän on aivan tämän kuvan näköinen.
How does the phrase tämän kuvan näköinen work in this sentence?
This is the core structure of your current lesson! The adjective näköinen (looking) requires a genitive modifier. Here, the modifier is kuva (picture). Because the pronoun tämä (this) is attached to it, both words must take the genitive -n ending, becoming tämän kuvan.
What is the base form of epäillyn, and why does it look so different here?
The base form is epäilty (a suspect). It is in the genitive case here to say 'the suspect's'. When adding the genitive -n, the word undergoes consonant gradation, where the strong -lt- changes to the weak -ll-, making it epäillyn.
What are the parts that make up the word tuntomerkki?
It is a compound word made of tunto (sense/feeling) and merkki (mark or sign). In Finnish, this combination is used to mean an 'identifying mark' or 'physical characteristic' used to recognize someone or something.
What does the word aivan add to this sentence?
Aivan means 'completely', 'quite', or 'exactly'. In this context, it emphasizes the compound adjective structure, stressing that the suspect doesn't just look similar, but looks exactly like the picture.
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