Breakdown of Poika piiloutuu pensaikkoon, mutta tyttö juoksee kivikkoon.
mutta
but
poika
boy
tyttö
girl
juosta
to run
piiloutua
to hide (oneself)
pensaikko
thicket
kivikko
rocky area
Questions & Answers about Poika piiloutuu pensaikkoon, mutta tyttö juoksee kivikkoon.
How does the suffix -kko work in the word kivikkoon?
The base word is kivi (stone or rock). Adding the cluster suffix -kko creates kivikko, meaning a group of rocks, a rocky patch, or a boulder field. The -on ending is the illative case (into).
What is the base word for pensaikko, and how does its stem change?
The base word is pensas (bush or shrub). Its vowel stem is pensaa-. When we add the cluster suffix -ikko to describe a group of bushes (a thicket), the double aa drops one a to accommodate the i, resulting in pensaikko.
Why are both pensaikkoon and kivikkoon in the illative (into) case?
In Finnish, hiding and running to a location are seen as movements towards a destination. Both the verb piiloutua (to hide oneself) and juosta (to run) answer the question mihin? (where to?), which requires the illative case ending -on.
The verb piiloutuu comes from the noun piilo (hiding place). What does the -utua ending do here?
The suffix -utua (or -ytyä) often creates reflexive or automative verbs. It transforms the noun piilo into the verb piiloutua, meaning "to put oneself into a hiding place" or simply "to hide oneself".
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