Breakdown of Eduskunnassa jatkettaneen keskustelua lakimuutoksesta.
jatkaa
to continue (something)
lakimuutos
amendment
eduskunta
parliament
keskustelu
discussion
Questions & Answers about Eduskunnassa jatkettaneen keskustelua lakimuutoksesta.
How is the potential passive form "jatkettaneen" built from the verb "jatkaa"?
To form the potential passive, start with the standard present passive. For jatkaa (to continue), the passive is jatketaan. Drop the final -an to get the passive stem jatketa-. Then, add the potential marker -ne- and the passive personal ending -en, resulting in jatkettaneen (will probably be continued). The double -tt- is determined by the passive stem of this specific verb type.
Why is "keskustelua" in the partitive case if it is the object of a passive verb?
Normally, the object of a passive verb takes the nominative case (the basic dictionary form). However, keskustelu (discussion) represents an ongoing, incomplete action or an uncountable concept here. Because the action of continuing the discussion is open-ended, the object remains in the partitive case (keskustelua).
Why does "lakimuutos" take the elative ending "-sta" (lakimuutoksesta)?
The noun keskustelu (discussion) comes from the verb keskustella (to discuss). Just like the verb, the noun dictates that the topic being discussed must be in the elative case (-sta / -stä). Therefore, "discussion about a law change" translates to keskustelua lakimuutoksesta.
Does the present potential form "jatkettaneen" refer to the present or the future?
Although it is grammatically in the present tense, the potential mood is heavily used in Finnish news and formal language to express that something will probably happen in the future. Here, jatkettaneen translates naturally to "will probably be continued" rather than a guess about right now.
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