Breakdown of Arvokkuus on yhä harvinaisempi piirre.
olla
to be
harvinainen
rare
yhä
still, yet (continuing)
piirre
feature (trait, characteristic)
arvokkuus
dignity
Questions & Answers about Arvokkuus on yhä harvinaisempi piirre.
How does yhä change the meaning of the comparative adjective harvinaisempi?
On its own, harvinaisempi just means 'rarer'. When you add yhä in front of a comparative, it indicates continuous change, translating to 'more and more rare' or 'increasingly rare'. If yhä were used with the basic adjective harvinainen, it would simply mean 'still rare'.
I recognize the root of arvokkuus. How exactly is this abstract noun built?
It is a layered derivation. It starts with the noun arvo (value). Adding the suffix -kas creates the adjective arvokas (valuable or dignified). Then, the -uus suffix turns it into the abstract noun arvokkuus (dignity). Notice the consonant gradation: the single k in arvokas becomes a double kk before the -uus ending.
What is the specific rule for forming the comparative harvinaisempi from harvinainen?
For adjectives ending in -nen, you must replace the -nen ending with -se- before adding the comparative suffix -mpi. Therefore, harvinainen becomes the stem harvinaise- followed by -mpi.
If I wanted to say 'Dignity is BECOMING a more and more rare feature', how would this sentence change?
You could use the verb tulla (to become). In Finnish, 'to become something' requires the elative case for the subject and the nominative for the result, so it would be: Arvokkuudesta tulee yhä harvinaisempi piirre. (Literally: 'Out of dignity comes an increasingly rare feature').
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