Breakdown of Nainen vie laukun pankkiin.
nainen
woman
laukku
bag
pankki
the bank
viedä
to take (away, somewhere) / to take (time), require
Questions & Answers about Nainen vie laukun pankkiin.
Why do we say pankkiin instead of pankissa?
The verb vie (from viedä, to take) is a movement verb. Because the woman is moving the bag to a destination, Finnish uses the illative case (the "into" case, pankkiin) rather than the static inessive case (the "in" case, pankissa).
Why is the word for bag laukun and not laukku?
The word laukku gets an -n ending because it is the object of the action (the thing being taken). Adding this ending triggers a spelling rule called consonant gradation. The strong double -kk- in laukku weakens to a single -k-, resulting in laukun.
Can I use vie to say I take a photo or take a train?
No, viedä specifically means to physically transport or carry something away to another place. To take a photo, you use the verb ottaa, and to take a vehicle, you usually use the verb mennä (to go) with the vehicle's name.
How is the ending for pankkiin formed?
For most words ending in a short vowel, the "into" case (illative) is formed by doubling that final vowel and adding -n. For pankki, you double the final -i and add -n, giving you pankkiin.
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