Breakdown of Molemmat kriisit vakautunevat kuitenkin pian.
pian
soon
kuitenkin
however
molemmat
both (of them)
kriisi
crisis
vakautua
to stabilize
Questions & Answers about Molemmat kriisit vakautunevat kuitenkin pian.
How is the potential mood formed in vakautunevat?
The base verb is vakautua (verb type 1). For type 1 verbs, the potential marker -ne- is simply added to the strong vowel stem (vakautu-). Then we add the 3rd person plural ending -vat to match the subject molemmat kriisit.
Why isn't there any consonant assimilation in the potential form of vakautua?
Consonant assimilation with the -ne- marker mainly happens when the verb stem ends in a consonant, which is common in verb types 3, 4, 5, and 6 (for example, tulla becomes tullee). Since vakautua is a type 1 verb, its stem ends in a vowel, so the -ne- marker attaches directly without causing any consonant changes.
Could I use the verb vakauttaa instead of vakautua here?
No, because vakauttaa is transitive, meaning to stabilize something else (like a government stabilizing the economy). Vakautua is intransitive, meaning something stabilizes on its own. Since the crises are stabilizing themselves, the intransitive verb is the correct choice here.
Why does molemmat trigger the plural noun kriisit and the plural verb vakautunevat?
The pronoun molemmat (both) is inherently plural in Finnish, so it forces both the noun and the verb into their plural forms. This is a good contrast to the similar word kumpikin (each of the two / both), which would require the singular form for both the noun and the verb.
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