Breakdown of Avaa ovi, tilanne on turvallinen!
olla
to be
avata
to open
ovi
door
turvallinen
safe
tilanne
situation
Questions & Answers about Avaa ovi, tilanne on turvallinen!
How do we get the command form avaa?
It comes from the verb avata (to open), which is a Type 4 verb. To form the informal command (2nd person singular imperative) for Type 4 verbs, you simply remove the -ta or -tä from the dictionary form. So, avata becomes avaa.
Why is the object ovi in its basic form, instead of oven?
Normally, a total object (doing something to an entire thing) gets an -n ending, like in minä avaan oven (I open the door). But there is a special rule for commands: when you use an imperative to tell someone to do something, the total object drops the -n ending. So it looks exactly like the basic dictionary form (ovi).
Tilanne ends in -e. Is it one of those special noun types?
Yes, words ending in -e belong to a specific word type in Finnish. While it is in its basic form here as the subject, if you were to add an ending to it later, the stem would get an extra -e- and the consonants would become strong. For example, in the situation would be tilanteessa (notice the strong nt and the double e).
I have seen the word turva before. Is turvallinen related to it?
Yes! Turva is a noun meaning safety or security. The common suffix -llinen is often added to nouns to turn them into adjectives. By combining turva and llinen, you get turvallinen, which means safe.
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