Breakdown of Aikuinen kypsyy ja on yhä rauhallisempi.
olla
to be
ja
and
aikuinen
the adult
rauhallinen
calm
yhä
still, yet (continuing)
kypsyä
to mature
Questions & Answers about Aikuinen kypsyy ja on yhä rauhallisempi.
How does yhä work with rauhallisempi to mean "increasingly"?
The word yhä usually means "still", but when paired with a comparative adjective like rauhallisempi (more peaceful), it indicates a continuous, ongoing change. Together, yhä rauhallisempi translates to "increasingly peaceful" or "more and more peaceful".
What would the sentence mean if I used the basic form rauhallinen instead of the comparative rauhallisempi?
If the sentence said on yhä rauhallinen, it would mean the adult is "still peaceful" rather than "increasingly peaceful". The comparative form is what triggers the meaning of continuous change when combined with yhä.
The verb kypsyy translates to "matures" here. Is this the same word used for fruit ripening?
Yes, the verb kypsyä means both to ripen (like a fruit) and to mature (like a person). It is an intransitive verb, meaning the subject undergoes the change themselves. If you wanted to say something matures or ripens something else, you would use the transitive verb kypsyttää.
Could I use entistä instead of yhä in this sentence to mean the same thing?
You could use entistä rauhallisempi, but it has a slightly different nuance. While yhä rauhallisempi emphasizes a continuous, ongoing process of becoming more peaceful, entistä rauhallisempi compares the current state directly to the past, meaning "more peaceful than before".
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