Breakdown of Kaikki, meediota lukuun ottamatta, pelkäävät kuiskailua.
kaikki
all, everything, everyone
pelätä
to fear
lukuun ottamatta
except
meedio
the medium
kuiskailu
the whispering
Questions & Answers about Kaikki, meediota lukuun ottamatta, pelkäävät kuiskailua.
Why does kaikki take the plural verb pelkäävät?
In Finnish, when kaikki means "everyone," it is grammatically plural and requires a plural verb. This is a common stumbling block because its English equivalent "everyone" takes a singular verb.
How does the phrase lukuun ottamatta work here?
Lukuun ottamatta translates to "except" or "excluding" (literally "without taking into count"). It acts as a postposition that requires the preceding word to be in the partitive case, which is why we use meediota instead of the nominative meedio.
Why is kuiskailua in the partitive case?
The verb pelätä (to fear or be afraid of) expresses an ongoing emotion. Like most verbs expressing feelings or attitudes towards something, it always requires its object to be in the partitive case.
How is the word kuiskailua formed?
Its nominative base form is the noun kuiskailu (whispering). This is derived from the frequentative verb kuiskailla (to whisper repeatedly or back and forth), which itself comes from the basic verb kuiskata (to whisper). The -u suffix turns the action into a noun.
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