Breakdown of Vaativainen ihminen on taipuvainen stressaamaan.
olla
to be
ihminen
human
stressata
to stress
vaativainen
demanding (of a person)
taipuvainen
inclined
Questions & Answers about Vaativainen ihminen on taipuvainen stressaamaan.
This sentence has two adjectives ending in -vainen. Which verbs do they come from?
Vaativainen comes from vaatia (to demand, to require), and taipuvainen comes from taipua (to bend, to yield). Adding -vainen to the verb stem creates an adjective describing a tendency or inherent trait: someone who has a habit of demanding or bending.
Is there a difference between vaativainen and just using the active participle vaativa?
They are very close, but there is a slight nuance. Vaativa simply means 'demanding' and is often used for things (like a demanding job, vaativa työ). Vaativainen focuses more on a person's inner nature or tendency. A vaativainen ihminen is someone whose personality leans toward making demands.
Why is the verb stressata in the -maan form (stressaamaan)?
The adjective taipuvainen (inclined to) requires the verb that follows it to be in the illative form of the third infinitive (-maan / -mään). In Finnish grammar, you are literally inclined into doing an action.
Can the verb stressata be used both for causing stress and feeling stress?
Yes! Here it means to experience stress oneself. However, just like in English, it can also be used to say something causes stress to you, usually with the object in the partitive case: Tämä työ stressaa minua (This work stresses me out).
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