Breakdown of Asiantuntijan näkemys on, että vaatimus on täysin laillinen.
olla
to be
että
that (conjunction)
asiantuntija
expert
täysin
completely
laillinen
legal
vaatimus
requirement
näkemys
view (opinion, perspective)
Questions & Answers about Asiantuntijan näkemys on, että vaatimus on täysin laillinen.
How does the suffix -mys work in the word näkemys?
It attaches to the inflectional stem of the verb nähdä (to see), which is näke-. The -mys suffix turns verbs into abstract nouns representing the result of the action or a concept. So, from "to see", we get "a view" or "a perspective".
What verb does vaatimus come from, and why does it use -mus instead of -mys?
It comes from the verb vaatia (to demand or require). Adding the suffix to the stem vaati- creates a noun that is the tangible result of the action: a "demand". It uses -mus instead of -mys because of vowel harmony; vaatia contains the back vowel "a", whereas nähdä (in the previous word) contains the front vowel "ä".
The word for expert, asiantuntija, is a compound word. What is its literal translation?
It is formed from asian (the genitive form of asia, meaning "matter" or "thing") and tuntija (knower, derived from the verb tuntea). An expert is literally a "knower of the matter". In this sentence, an extra -n is added at the end to make the whole compound genitive: asiantuntijan ("the expert's").
Why is täysin used here instead of the base adjective täysi (full)?
Because it functions as an adverb modifying the adjective laillinen (legal). The -n ending turns the adjective täysi into the adverb täysin, meaning "fully" or "completely".
How is the adjective laillinen formed from the base noun laki (law)?
The adjective-forming suffix -llinen is added to the weak vowel stem of the noun. For laki, consonant gradation makes the "k" disappear, resulting in the weak stem lai-. Adding the suffix gives us laillinen.
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