Breakdown of Sairaalassa on hoidettu tuntemattomia fobioita, korkeanpaikankammosta puhumattakaan.
olla
to be
sairaala
the hospital
tuntematon
unknown
hoitaa
to take care of, to treat
fobia
phobia
puhumattakaan
not to mention
korkeanpaikankammo
fear of heights
Questions & Answers about Sairaalassa on hoidettu tuntemattomia fobioita, korkeanpaikankammosta puhumattakaan.
Why does korkeanpaikankammosta end in the elative -sta when used with puhumattakaan?
The phrase puhumattakaan translates to "not to mention" or "let alone". It comes from the verb puhua (to speak), which requires the elative case (the -sta or -stä ending) when you talk about something. So literally, this means "without even speaking about fear of heights."
What grammatical form is puhumattakaan built from?
It is built from the third infinitive abessive form of puhua, which is puhumatta (without speaking). To this, the clitic -kaan (even) is attached. Together, they create the set phrase "without even speaking of" or "let alone".
How is the compound word korkeanpaikankammo constructed?
It consists of three parts: korkean (genitive of korkea, high), paikan (genitive of paikka, place), and kammo (fear or phobia). The first two words are in the genitive case because they define what the fear belongs to: the fear of a high place.
Why is the object tuntemattomia fobioita in the partitive plural? Doesn't the passive voice take a nominative object?
While it is true that total objects in passive sentences are in the nominative, tuntemattomia fobioita is a partial object. Because the hospital is treating an indefinite number of phobias (and treating is an ongoing or uncountable type of action), the partitive plural must be used instead.
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