Questions & Answers about Lukitse ovi ja ole rauhallinen.
How do we get the command form lukitse from the dictionary word?
Lukitse comes from the Verb Type 4 verb lukita (to lock). To form the singular command for this verb type, you take the minä (I) form—minä lukitsen—and simply drop the -n at the end.
Why is the word for door ovi here instead of oven?
Usually, when you do a complete action to a whole object, the object gets an -n ending, like in minä lukitsen oven (I lock the door). However, in an imperative (command) sentence, this -n is dropped, leaving the object in its basic nominative form: lukitse ovi.
Is ole (be) also a Type 4 or 5 verb?
Does rauhallinen need a special ending because it is in a command sentence?
No, rauhallinen (calm) stays in its basic nominative form. This is because it is a complement describing the state of the person you are talking to, rather than being the object of an action.
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