Breakdown of Syöte räätälöityy jokaiselle käyttäjälle.
käyttäjä
user
jokainen
every / each (declinable)
syöte
feed
räätälöityä
to become tailored
Questions & Answers about Syöte räätälöityy jokaiselle käyttäjälle.
How does the verb räätälöityy get its meaning here?
It comes from the noun räätäli (tailor). First it becomes the transitive verb räätälöidä (to tailor something). Then the automative suffix -öityä is added to make räätälöityä, an intransitive verb meaning 'to become tailored' or 'to tailor itself' as an automatic process.
What is the difference between räätälöityy and the passive form räätälöidään?
Räätälöidään means 'is tailored', implying there is still an unnamed actor (like a programmer or algorithm) actively doing the work. Räätälöityy uses the -öityä suffix to frame the tailoring as an automatic process that just happens on its own, completely removing the agent from the picture.
Why use the allative case (jokaiselle käyttäjälle) instead of the translative?
The allative case (-lle) is used here to show who benefits from the action, translating nicely to 'for each user'. While verbs of change often take the translative case to show what something turns into, the feed isn't turning into a user; it is adapting for them.
Is the subject syöte related to the verb syödä (to eat)?
Yes, indirectly! It comes from the causative verb syöttää (to feed or to input). Adding the -e suffix creates a noun for the object or result of that action, so syöte means a 'feed' (like on social media) or an 'input' (in computing).