Breakdown of Tämä uusi moottori on aiempaa kehittyneempi, sillä sen suunnittelu kesti kauan.
tämä
this
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
uusi
new
kestää
to take time
moottori
engine
kauan
for a long time
sillä
for / because (coordinating)
kehittynyt
advanced
aiempi
earlier
suunnittelu
the design
Questions & Answers about Tämä uusi moottori on aiempaa kehittyneempi, sillä sen suunnittelu kesti kauan.
How do we get the comparative form kehittyneempi from the verb kehittyä?
First, we form the past active participle of the verb kehittyä (to develop), which is kehittynyt (developed). To make it comparative, we use its inflectional stem kehittynee- and add the comparative ending -mpi, resulting in kehittyneempi (more advanced).
Why is aiempaa in the partitive case here?
Could I use koska instead of sillä in this sentence?
Yes, you could. Both translate to 'because', but sillä is a coordinating conjunction meaning 'for', making it sound slightly more formal or literary. Note that while koska can start a sentence, sillä can only join two clauses together in the middle of a sentence.
How is the noun suunnittelu (design) related to the verb suunnitella (to plan/design)?
The noun suunnittelu is formed by taking the consonant stem of the verb suunnitella and adding the noun-forming suffix -u. This is a very common way to turn a verb into a noun that describes the action or process itself.
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