Breakdown of Tuomarin näkemys on selkeä, sillä hänellä on paljon asiantuntemusta.
olla
to be
hän
he / she
paljon
a lot
selkeä
clear
tuomari
judge
sillä
for / because (coordinating)
näkemys
view (opinion, perspective)
asiantuntemus
expertise
Questions & Answers about Tuomarin näkemys on selkeä, sillä hänellä on paljon asiantuntemusta.
How is the noun näkemys (view) formed from a verb?
It comes from the verb nähdä (to see). The suffix -mus/-mys is used to create abstract nouns that represent the result or conceptual form of the verb's action. Here, the act of seeing becomes the abstract concept of a view or perspective.
The word asiantuntemusta (expertise) also uses a suffix from this lesson. How is it built?
This compound word combines asian (of the matter) and tuntemus (feeling/knowledge). tuntemus is derived from the verb tuntea (to feel or to know) plus the -mus suffix. So, expertise is literally the knowing of the matter. It is in the partitive case (-ta) here because it follows the quantity word paljon (a lot).
Why does one word use -mys (näkemys) and the other uses -mus (tuntemus)?
This is a classic example of vowel harmony. The stem for näkemys contains the front vowels ä and e, so it requires the front-vowel suffix -mys. The stem for tuntemus contains the back vowel u, dictating the back-vowel suffix -mus.
Why use sillä instead of koska for "because" in this sentence?
Both mean because, but sillä is a coordinating conjunction, meaning it joins two independent, equal clauses. It often gives a slightly more formal or explanatory tone compared to the everyday koska. Also, a sillä clause cannot start a sentence, whereas a koska clause can.
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