Breakdown of Lääkäri lukee esitiedot tarkasti.
lääkäri
doctor
lukea
to read
tarkasti
carefully (closely, attentively)
esitieto
preliminary information
Questions & Answers about Lääkäri lukee esitiedot tarkasti.
How does the prefix esi- change the meaning of tiedot in this sentence?
The prefix esi- translates to 'pre-', 'fore-', or 'preliminary'. When attached to tiedot (information or data), it creates esitiedot, which means 'preliminary information.' In medical contexts like this one, it specifically refers to a patient's medical history or intake forms.
Why is the object esitiedot in the plural nominative form instead of the partitive?
The doctor is reading the preliminary information entirely, making it a complete action with a total object. For plural words, the total object takes the plural nominative form (ending in -t). If the doctor were only reading some of the information or was in the middle of reading it without finishing, it would be the partitive plural esitietoja.
How is the adverb tarkasti formed from its base adjective?
It is formed by adding the adverb suffix -sti (similar to '-ly' in English) to the weak stem of the adjective tarkka (careful or precise). Because of consonant gradation, the double kk in tarkka weakens to a single k, giving us the stem tarka- before adding -sti.
Could we use the singular form esitieto here instead?
While you can grammatically form the singular esitieto to mean a single piece of preliminary information, the word is almost exclusively used in the plural (esitiedot) when talking about medical history, background information, or preliminary data as a collective whole.
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