Breakdown of Oikeus matkustaa on perusoikeus toimintakyvystä riippumatta.
olla
to be
matkustaa
to travel
oikeus
the right
riippumatta
regardless of
perusoikeus
the basic right
toimintakyky
the functional ability
Questions & Answers about Oikeus matkustaa on perusoikeus toimintakyvystä riippumatta.
Why does the word for functional ability take the elative ending -stä here?
The postposition riippumatta (regardless of) requires the word before it to be in the elative case (-sta/-stä). This is because it comes from the verb riippua (to depend), which always takes the elative to express "depending on something" (riippua jostakin).
Structurally, what exactly is the word riippumatta?
It is the abessive form (the "without doing" form) of the verb riippua (to depend). It ends in the suffix -matta, which translates to "without". So, toimintakyvystä riippumatta literally translates to "without depending on functional ability".
What happens to the word toimintakyky (functional ability) when we add the elative ending?
It undergoes consonant gradation. Toimintakyky is a compound of toiminta (action or function) and kyky (ability). When adding the closed-syllable ending -stä, the k in kyky softens to a v, making the stem -kyvy- before the ending is attached.
Can riippumatta be placed before the noun, like an English preposition?
No, riippumatta acts strictly as a postposition. It must always come after the noun in the elative case that it governs. It is always toimintakyvystä riippumatta and never the other way around.
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