Word
Loppu ei ollut ennalta-arvattava, mutta se ei kuitenkaan ollut vakuuttava.
Meaning
The ending wasn't predictable, but it wasn't convincing anyway.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Loppu ei ollut ennalta-arvattava, mutta se ei kuitenkaan ollut vakuuttava.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
mutta
but
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
Questions & Answers about Loppu ei ollut ennalta-arvattava, mutta se ei kuitenkaan ollut vakuuttava.
Why do we use kuitenkaan here instead of kuitenkin?
Kuitenkaan is the negative polarity version of kuitenkin (however / anyway). In Finnish, when you use this word in a negative clause like here with the negative verb ei, it must take the -kaan / -kään suffix instead of -kin. If the second half of the sentence were positive (but it was convincing anyway), you would use kuitenkin.
How is the word ennalta-arvattava (predictable) formed?
It is a compound word. The first part is ennalta, meaning beforehand or in advance. The second part, arvattava, is the passive present participle of the verb arvata (to guess). Literally, it translates to guessable in advance.
Both ennalta-arvattava and vakuuttava end in -va. Are they the exact same grammatical form?
They are both present participles acting as adjectives, but they differ in voice. Vakuuttava is the active present participle of vakuuttaa (to convince), meaning the movie ending itself is doing the convincing. Arvattava is the passive present participle of arvata (to guess), meaning the ending is being guessed by someone else.
Why is kuitenkaan placed between the two verbs instead of at the end of the sentence?