Breakdown of Hypoteesi osoittautui paikkansapitäväksi.
osoittautua
to turn out to be
hypoteesi
the hypothesis
paikkansapitävä
accurate
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Questions & Answers about Hypoteesi osoittautui paikkansapitäväksi.
Why does paikkansapitäväksi end in the translative case -ksi?
The verb osoittautua (to turn out to be) always requires the translative case for the complement. The translative case is used here because the verb implies an outcome or a discovery of a state—the hypothesis 'revealed itself as' valid.
What is the literal translation of the compound adjective paikkansapitävä?
It literally translates to 'holding its place.' It combines paikkansa (its place) and pitävä, which is the present active participle of the verb pitää (to hold). In Finnish, this idiomatically means valid, accurate, or true.
Since paikkansapitävä contains the third-person possessive suffix -nsa, does it change if the subject is 'I' or 'you'?
No. As a single compound adjective, paikkansapitävä is a fixed dictionary word. Even though it originated from a phrase with a possessive suffix, the adjective form is completely frozen and never changes to match the subject.
How is the verb osoittautui related to the basic verb osoittaa?
The base verb osoittaa means 'to point' or 'to show.' The -utu- suffix makes it a reflexive or automative verb, shifting the meaning to 'to show itself as' or 'to turn out to be.'