Breakdown of Rikollinen taitaa hyötyä tästä huijauksesta.
tämä
this
rikollinen
criminal
taitaa
to seem to, probably (does)
huijaus
scam
Questions & Answers about Rikollinen taitaa hyötyä tästä huijauksesta.
Why is tästä huijauksesta in the elative case (-sta/-stä)?
The verb hyötyä (to benefit) requires the elative case for the thing being benefited from. This fits the lesson's theme of verbs expressing separation, origin, or deriving something from a source. Conveniently, it mirrors the English preposition 'from'.
The translation says 'probably', but there isn't a word like ehkä or luultavasti here. Why?
The probability is expressed by the auxiliary verb taitaa (to probably do, to seem to). It pairs with the basic infinitive of the main verb, which is hyötyä here. Using taitaa is a very common and natural way to express 'might' or 'probably' in Finnish without needing a separate adverb.
What is the base form of huijauksesta, and why does the stem look so different?
The nominative base word is huijaus (a scam or fraud), which is derived from the verb huijata (to scam). Nouns ending in -us or -ys that are formed from verbs change their final -s to -kse- before you attach a case ending. Therefore, huijaus becomes the stem huijaukse- plus the elative ending -sta.
Is rikollinen (criminal) related to the word rikos (crime)?