Breakdown of Kenen lausunto se oli, ja mitä yhtiö oli lausunut?
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
ja
and
kuka
who
mikä
what
lausunto
statement
yhtiö
company (corporation)
lausua
to state
Questions & Answers about Kenen lausunto se oli, ja mitä yhtiö oli lausunut?
How is the word lausunto formed, and what does the suffix do?
Lausunto (statement) is formed from the verb lausua (to state, to pronounce) using the suffix -nto. This suffix turns verbs into nouns that represent the abstract outcome or result of the action. So, the result of stating something is a lausunto.
Is lausunto used for everyday statements, like telling a friend what you think?
Not usually. The -nto / -ntö suffix often gives words an official, institutional, or formal tone. A lausunto is typically a formal statement, a medical opinion, or an official declaration by a company or committee, rather than a casual remark.
Why do we use oli lausunut in the second half of the sentence?
This is the pluperfect (past perfect) tense, meaning "had stated". The first part of the sentence establishes a past context (se oli - it was). To talk about the action the company took before that past moment in time, we use oli plus the active past participle lausunut.
Why is "what" translated as mitä instead of mikä here?
Mitä is the partitive form of mikä. Here, it acts as the object of the verb lausua. Because a statement is an abstract, unquantifiable thing (you aren't stating one complete, physical object), the question word acting as the object takes the partitive case.
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