Breakdown of Lääkäri varoittaa, että ylirasitus on vaarallista.
olla
to be
lääkäri
doctor
että
that (conjunction)
vaarallinen
dangerous
varoittaa
to warn
ylirasitus
overstrain
Questions & Answers about Lääkäri varoittaa, että ylirasitus on vaarallista.
How is the word ylirasitus formed in this sentence?
It uses the prefix yli-, which means 'over' or 'excessive', attached to the noun rasitus (strain or stress). Together they form ylirasitus, meaning 'overstrain' or 'overexertion'.
Where does the base word rasitus come from?
It is derived from the verb rasittaa, meaning 'to strain', 'to burden', or 'to stress'. The suffix -us is a very common way to turn a verb into a noun in Finnish.
Why is vaarallista in the partitive case rather than the nominative vaarallinen?
Because ylirasitus is an abstract, uncountable concept. In Finnish, when an adjective describes an abstract or uncountable subject after the verb 'to be', that adjective must be in the partitive case.
The sentence uses an että (that) clause. How would I say 'The doctor warns about overstrain' without the clause?
The verb varoittaa (to warn) requires the elative case (-sta/-stä) when warning about a specific noun. You would drop the clause and say: Lääkäri varoittaa ylirasituksesta.
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