Talk:vaikuttaa
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Heyzeuss in topic Vaikuttaa vs. aiheuttaa
Vaikuttaa vs. aiheuttaa[edit]
Vaikuttaa
- Syy vaikuttaa seurauksiin.
- The cause brings about the outcome.
Aiheuttaa
- Objekti aiheuttaa subjektiin.
- The object influences the subject.
Corrections, revisions? ~ heyzeuss 10:03, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
The basic meaning of vaikuttaa is "to have an influence on" whereas aiheuttaa means "to be the cause of". In terms of logic aiheuttaa is more deterministic: if A then B, whereas vaikuttaa indicates a partial cause: if A then the likelihood of B increases, but also not-B is possible. Vaikuttaa also has the sense "to appear".
In the examples I would probably interchange the verbs:
- Syy aiheuttaa seurauksen.
- The cause brings about the outcome.
- Subjekti vaikuttaa objektiin.
- The subject influences the object.
However, in both examples both verbs are thinkable, depending on the degree of determinism in the relationship discussed. --Hekaheka (talk) 18:40, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
- Am I using the words correctly in the following sentences?
- Bakteerit vaikuttavat moniin ihmisiin.
- Bakteerit aiheuttavat monia sairauksia.
- ~ heyzeuss 13:32, 2 June 2013 (UTC)