Word
Sovittu aika on huomenna iltapäivällä.
Meaning
The agreed time is tomorrow afternoon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Sovittu aika on huomenna iltapäivällä.
olla
to be
aika
the time
huomenna
tomorrow
iltapäivällä
in the afternoon
Questions & Answers about Sovittu aika on huomenna iltapäivällä.
What does sovittu mean exactly, and how is it formed?
Sovittu is the past passive participle of the verb sopia.
- sopia = to agree, to suit, to fit
- sovittu (literally) = agreed, settled, fixed
So sovittu aika literally means agreed time or time that has been agreed (on).
Grammatically:
- sopia (infinitive)
- sovittiin (it was agreed – past passive)
- sovittu (agreed – participle/adjective form)
In this sentence, sovittu functions like an adjective describing aika (time).
Why is it sovittu aika and not something like sopiva aika?