Breakdown of Työttömyys noussee, mutta inflaatio hidastunee.
mutta
but
nousta
to get up / to rise, to go up
työttömyys
unemployment
inflaatio
inflation
hidastua
to slow down
Questions & Answers about Työttömyys noussee, mutta inflaatio hidastunee.
Why is the verb noussee spelled with a double s instead of an n if the potential marker is -ne-?
Noussee comes from the Type 3 verb nousta (to rise). To form the potential mood for Type 3 verbs, you take the infinitive stem (nous-) and add the potential marker -ne-, followed by the personal ending (-e). However, when the stem ends in s, the n in the marker assimilates (changes to match) the preceding consonant, making nous-ne-e become noussee.
How does the formation of hidastunee compare to noussee?
Hidastunee comes from the Type 1 verb hidastua (to slow down). For Type 1 verbs, the potential marker -ne- attaches directly to the strong inflectional stem (hidastu-). Because the stem ends in a vowel, no consonant assimilation happens. We just add -ne- and the third-person ending -e to get hidastunee.
The translation says "will probably rise". Does the potential mood act like a future tense here?
Finnish doesn't have a dedicated future tense, but the potential mood often implies both probability and futurity. While the verbs technically mean "probably rises" and "probably slows down" right now, in predictive contexts like economics or weather forecasts, they naturally translate to what will probably happen.
What is the root of the word työttömyys?
It is built from työ (work). Adding the suffix -tön creates the adjective työtön (unemployed / literally "without work"). Then, the noun-forming suffix -yys is added to make työttömyys (unemployment). Notice that the weak grade t in työtön changes to the strong grade tt when creating the noun form.
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