Word
Ministerin maine on huono.
Meaning
The minister's reputation is bad.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ministerin maine on huono.
Since the current lesson is about the -kas suffix, can we attach it to the word maine?
Yes! If you add -kas to the noun maine (reputation), you get the adjective mainekas, which means "reputable" or "famous" (literally "having an abundance of reputation"). If the minister's reputation were good, you could simply say Ministeri on mainekas (The minister is reputable).
Why is this written as two words (ministerin maine) rather than a compound word?
Because this refers to a specific minister's actual reputation, the genitive (possession) form ministerin is required to mean "the minister's reputation". A compound word like ministerimaine would refer to the general concept of what it means to have the reputation of a minister, rather than a specific person's standing.
If someone has a bad reputation, could I use a single adjective instead of saying their maine is huono?
Yes. Finnish frequently uses the adjective pahamaineinen (infamous or notorious) to describe someone or something with a bad reputation. It is formed by combining paha (bad) with maine and the common adjective suffix -inen.