Breakdown of Tämä outo sattumus taitaa yllättää opettajan.
tämä
this
opettaja
teacher
outo
strange
yllättää
to surprise
taitaa
to seem to, probably (does)
sattumus
the coincidence
Questions & Answers about Tämä outo sattumus taitaa yllättää opettajan.
How is the noun sattumus related to the verb sattua from this lesson?
The noun sattumus (incident, coincidence) is derived from the verb sattua (to happen). The suffix -mus is often used in Finnish to turn verbs into nouns that describe a specific occurrence or the result of an action.
What is the difference between sattumus and the similar word sattuma?
While both come from sattua, sattuma refers to chance or coincidence as an abstract concept. Sattumus, which is used here, refers to a concrete, specific incident or event that happened unexpectedly.
Why is the verb yllättää in its basic dictionary form here?
It is governed by the verb taitaa (to probably be, might). Like many modal verbs, taitaa requires the following main verb to be in the 1st infinitive form.
Why is the object opettajan in the genitive case instead of the partitive?
The verb yllättää (to surprise) here describes an action viewed as complete. Because the sentence has a standard nominative subject (tämä outo sattumus), the singular total object takes the genitive ending -n.
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