Breakdown of Kampaaja aikoo viilentää väriä.
väri
color
kampaaja
the hairdresser
aikoa
to intend, to be going to
viilentää
to cool
Questions & Answers about Kampaaja aikoo viilentää väriä.
How is the verb viilentää formed from an adjective?
It is derived from the adjective viileä (cool). By replacing the final vowel with the suffix -ntää, it becomes an active, transitive verb meaning "to make something cool" or "to cool something down".
If viilentää is used when someone cools something, what verb would I use if the color cooled down on its own?
You would use the intransitive suffix -entyä instead of the transitive -ntää. The verb becomes viilentyä, so "the color cools down" would be väri viilentyy.
Why is the object väriä in the partitive case here rather than the accusative?
Verbs that describe a gradual change in degree or an adjustment often take a partitive object. Because the hairdresser is adjusting the tone of the color rather than performing an action with a strict, absolute endpoint, väriä is in the partitive instead of the total object form värin.
What dictates the dictionary form (first infinitive) of viilentää in this sentence?
It is required by the main verb aikoo (from aikoa, to intend). Just like in English, aikoa is followed by the basic infinitive form of the action being intended.