Breakdown of Juonikas hahmo on kiinnostava.
olla
to be
kiinnostava
interesting
hahmo
character (fictional)
juonikas
cunning (scheming)
Questions & Answers about Juonikas hahmo on kiinnostava.
How does the -kas suffix change the meaning of the base word in juonikas?
The suffix -kas (or -käs) indicates that something has an abundance of a certain quality. The base word here is the noun juoni, which means a plot, scheme, or trick. By adding -kas, we get juonikas, meaning someone who is full of schemes—in other words, cunning or scheming.
Could I use kiinnostunut instead of kiinnostava here?
No, because they describe different sides of the feeling. Kiinnostava is an active participle meaning interesting (the character is causing the interest). Kiinnostunut is a passive participle meaning interested (someone is experiencing the feeling). A character is kiinnostava to the reader, who then becomes kiinnostunut.
Why is the adjective kiinnostava in the nominative case here rather than the partitive (kiinnostavaa)?
The subject of the sentence, hahmo (character), is a singular, countable noun. When describing a specific, whole, countable noun, the predicative adjective at the end of the sentence takes the nominative case. If the subject were an uncountable concept, an emotion, or an abstract action, the adjective would take the partitive.
Can hahmo refer to a real person, or is it only for fictional characters?