Breakdown of Kukaan ei luota juonikkaaseen ihmiseen.
ei
no / not (negative verb)
ihminen
human
kukaan
anyone, nobody (with negation)
luottaa
to trust
juonikas
cunning (scheming)
Questions & Answers about Kukaan ei luota juonikkaaseen ihmiseen.
How does the suffix '-kas' work in the word juonikkaaseen?
The base word is the noun juoni, which means a 'plot', 'scheme', or 'trick'. Adding the -kas suffix creates an adjective describing someone who possesses an abundance of that quality—in this case, 'scheming' or 'cunning'.
Why does the word juonikas change to juonikkaaseen?
Words ending in the -kas or -käs suffix undergo a stem change when inflected. The stem becomes -kkaa- or -kkää-. To form the illative case needed for this sentence, the ending -seen is added to the stem juonikkaa-, resulting in juonikkaaseen.
Why are juonikkaaseen and ihmiseen in the illative case?
The verb luottaa (to trust) is a rection verb that requires its target to be in the illative case. In Finnish, you don't trust a person; you trust 'into' a person.
Why is the verb written as luota instead of luottaa?
Because of the negative word ei in Kukaan ei (No one). In negative sentences, the main verb takes the connegative form. For luottaa, this means dropping the personal ending and applying consonant gradation, which weakens the strong double -tt- to a weak single -t-.
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