Breakdown of Hän unohtaa sateenvarjon teatteriin.
hän
he / she
sateenvarjo
umbrella
teatteri
the theater
unohtaa
to forget
Questions & Answers about Hän unohtaa sateenvarjon teatteriin.
Why is it teatteriin (into the theater) instead of teatterissa (in the theater)?
In English, you forget something in a place. But in Finnish, the verb unohtaa (to forget) acts as a movement verb! The logic is that you are leaving the item into a location. Because of this verb rection, you must use the illative or into case (teatteriin) instead of the static in case (teatterissa).
Why does sateenvarjon end with an -n?
It is the object of the sentence. Because the action is happening to one whole umbrella, the base word sateenvarjo takes the -n ending (the accusative case). This shows it is the target of the verb unohtaa.
What are the parts of the long word sateenvarjo?
It is a compound word! It combines sateen (which means of the rain) and varjo (which means shadow or shade). So, an umbrella in Finnish is literally a rain shade.
How is the ending for teatteriin formed from the base word?
The base word is teatteri. To form the illative (into) case for most words ending in a short vowel, you simply double that final vowel and add an -n. So, teatteri plus i plus n becomes teatteriin.
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