Breakdown of Keskustelemme tekijänoikeudesta ja velvoitteesta.
ja
and
keskustella
to discuss
tekijänoikeus
the copyright
velvoite
the obligation
Questions & Answers about Keskustelemme tekijänoikeudesta ja velvoitteesta.
Why are both nouns in the elative case (-sta)?
This is driven by the verb keskustella (to discuss). In Finnish, when you discuss a topic, the word for that topic must be in the elative case (-sta/-stä).
What is the literal breakdown of the compound word tekijänoikeudesta?
The base word is tekijänoikeus (copyright). It translates literally to "the maker's right", combining tekijä (maker or author) in the genitive case (tekijän) with oikeus (right).
Why does the stem of oikeus become oikeude- before adding the case ending?
Oikeus belongs to a specific group of words ending in -us (usually abstract nouns) where the stem changes to -ude- before adding most case endings. This is why it becomes tekijänoikeudesta, distinguishing it from other -us words that use an -kse- stem, like kysymys (kysymyksestä).
What causes the spelling change from velvoite (obligation) to velvoitteesta?