Breakdown of Jätämme hinnan muuttumattomaksi seuraavaan vuoteen saakka.
vuosi
year
jättää
to leave (something behind)
hinta
price
seuraava
next
saakka
until / up to
muuttumaton
unchanged
Questions & Answers about Jätämme hinnan muuttumattomaksi seuraavaan vuoteen saakka.
Why does muuttumattomaksi have the translative ending -ksi here?
The verb jättää (to leave) requires the translative case when you are leaving something in a specific state or condition. Here, you are leaving the price in the resulting state of being unchanged, so the base word muuttumaton takes the -ksi ending.
What is the base form of muuttumattomaksi and how is it built?
The base form is muuttumaton (unchanged). It is formed by adding the negative participle ending -maton to the stem of the verb muuttua (to change). When adding the translative case ending -ksi, the -maton suffix changes to its stem form -mattoma-, creating muuttumattomaksi.
Why is the object hinnan in the genitive-like accusative rather than the partitive?
Because the action is complete and bounded. You are leaving the whole price unchanged, not an unspecified part of it. When a full object undergoes a completed action or decision, it takes the -n ending.
Why is seuraavaan vuoteen in the illative case before the word saakka?
The postposition saakka (until / as far as) dictates that the preceding word must be in the illative case (meaning "into") when referring to a destination in time or space. Literally, the sentence is saying the price is left unchanged "all the way into the following year."
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