Breakdown of Yritys painatti uuden esitteen.
uusi
new
esite
brochure
yritys
company
painattaa
to have printed
Questions & Answers about Yritys painatti uuden esitteen.
How is the verb painatti formed, and what is its base verb?
The base verb is painaa (to press or to print). By adding the curative suffix -ttaa, we get painattaa, which means to have something printed by someone else. painatti is the past tense 3rd-person singular form of this derived verb.
Why are uuden and esitteen in the genitive-looking accusative case instead of the partitive?
This indicates a total object, meaning the action is completed and covers the entire item. The company had one complete new brochure printed, not just an unspecified amount of printing. For a single whole object in an active sentence, the accusative case looks exactly like the genitive (ending in -n).
What is the dictionary form of esitteen, and why does it have a double tt here?
The dictionary form is esite (brochure). Nouns ending in -e undergo reverse consonant gradation when case endings are added. The single t in the weak dictionary form strengthens to a double tt in the stem, and the final e doubles, creating the stem esittee- before adding the -n ending.
If we wanted to mention who actually printed the brochure, how would we add that to the sentence?
With curative verbs, the actual doer of the action (the agent) is expressed using the adessive case (-lla / -llä). For example, you could say Yritys painatti uuden esitteen painolla to mean the company had the new brochure printed by the printing press.
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