Breakdown of Kilpailu kiristynee, mutta hinnat laskenevat.
mutta
but
hinta
price
kilpailu
competition
kiristyä
to tighten
laskea
to fall, to decrease
Questions & Answers about Kilpailu kiristynee, mutta hinnat laskenevat.
How is the potential mood formed in kiristynee and laskenevat?
Both come from verb type 1 (kiristyä and laskea). For type 1 verbs, you simply take the strong vowel stem (kiristy-, laske-), add the potential marker -ne-, and then attach the personal ending.
Why does kiristynee end with a double -ee?
The 3rd person singular ending in the potential mood is a lengthening of the preceding vowel, exactly as it is in the basic present tense. Because the potential marker is -ne-, lengthening that final e results in -nee.
The lesson covers consonant assimilation in the potential mood. Why doesn't that happen here?
Assimilation only happens when a verb stem ends in a consonant (verb types 3, 4, 5, and 6), causing the n in the -ne- marker to change to match the stem. Since type 1 verbs like kiristyä and laskea have stems ending in a vowel, you just use the standard -ne- marker without any consonant changes.
Can I add words like ehkä (maybe) or todennäköisesti (probably) to this sentence?
Grammatically, you don't need them because the potential mood itself already carries the meaning of 'probably' or 'likely'. Adding them would technically be redundant, though in spoken Finnish, people sometimes double up on these probability markers anyway.
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