Word
Se oli harkitsematon päätös, ja nyt tunnen katumusta.
Meaning
It was a thoughtless decision, and now I feel regret.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Se oli harkitsematon päätös, ja nyt tunnen katumusta.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
ja
and
nyt
now
Questions & Answers about Se oli harkitsematon päätös, ja nyt tunnen katumusta.
The word harkitsematon translates to "thoughtless". How is this word formed?
It comes from the verb harkita (to consider or think something through). It uses the negative participle ending -maton (or -mätön), which means "without doing" or "-less". So, harkitsematon literally means "unconsidered" or "thoughtless".
Since this lesson focuses on the inadvertent action structure (vahinkorakenne), how could we say "I accidentally made a decision" using that grammar?
You would say minun tuli tehtyä päätös. The person who accidentally does the action is in the genitive (minun), followed by the 3rd person singular tuli, and then the passive past participle in the partitive case (tehtyä, from the verb tehdä, to make or do).
Why is katumus (regret) in the partitive case (katumusta)?
The verb tuntea (to feel) requires the partitive case when expressing abstract emotions or physical sensations. Because emotions are uncountable, you are essentially feeling "some amount" of regret, requiring the partitive katumusta.
Could I just use the verb katua (to regret) here instead?
Yes, you could simply say ja nyt kadun sitä (and now I regret it). Using the noun phrase tunnen katumusta is just a slightly more formal or descriptive way to emphasize the feeling of remorse itself, rather than just stating the action of regretting.