Breakdown of Vanha maalaus ei ole enää näytteillä.
olla
to be
vanha
old
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
enää
anymore
maalaus
painting (painted artwork)
näytteillä
on display
Questions & Answers about Vanha maalaus ei ole enää näytteillä.
How is näytteillä formed, and how does it relate to this lesson's topic?
It is the plural adessive form of the noun näyte (a sample or exhibit), resulting in the plural stem näyttei- plus the ending -llä. Just like suunnitteilla (being planned), it uses this specific case to express that the subject is currently in an ongoing state or process, which in this case is the state of being exhibited.
The lesson mentions adding a possessive suffix to these words (like meneillään). Why is there no possessive suffix on näytteillä?
Certain state adverbials like näytteillä, esillä (on display), and tarjolla (on offer) describe a general, static situation rather than an active, ongoing process that is 'owned' by the subject. Because they describe a general state of availability or display, they do not take a possessive suffix.
Could I use a word like näytöksessä instead to mean 'on display'?
No, because näytös refers to a live performance, a theatrical show, or a cinema screening. For static objects like paintings, goods, or museum artifacts placed for public viewing, you should use näytteillä or esillä.
Why does enää go right after the verb, rather than at the end of the sentence?
In Finnish negative sentences, enää (anymore, no longer) is strongly bound to the negative verb phrase. It sounds most natural when it immediately follows ei ole, whereas placing it at the very end (ei ole näytteillä enää) sounds clunky and overly influenced by English word order.
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