Breakdown of Minun täytyy siirtää tuo kuppi roskakoriin.
tuo
that
minä
I
kuppi
cup
täytyä
to have to
siirtää
to move
roskakori
the trash can
minun
my, mine
Questions & Answers about Minun täytyy siirtää tuo kuppi roskakoriin.
How do we form the ending for roskakoriin?
This is the illative case, which means 'into' and answers the question mihin (into where?). To make it, take the base word roskakori (trash can), double the final vowel (i), and add -n. This gives us roskakoriin.
Why does the sentence start with minun instead of minä?
The verb täytyy (must) has a special rule: the person who must do something has to be in the genitive case. So, minä (I) changes to minun.
Why doesn't the verb täytyy change to match 'I'?
Täytyy is a unique verb that never changes its shape based on who is doing the action. Whether it is minun täytyy (I must) or hänen täytyy (he/she must), the verb stays exactly the same.
Why is the verb siirtää in its basic dictionary form?
When you use a necessity verb like täytyy, the action verb that follows it always stays in its basic form (the infinitive). You do not conjugate it.
Could I use se instead of tuo to say 'that' cup?
Tuo is used to physically point at an object you can see at a distance (that cup over there). Se is usually used as 'it' or to refer to something you were just talking about, so tuo is much more natural here.
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