Word
Turisti otti valokuvan ja opas antoi kartan.
Meaning
The tourist took a photograph and the guide gave a map.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Turisti otti valokuvan ja opas antoi kartan.
Why does the past tense of antaa end in -oi (antoi)?
Antaa (to give) is a Type 1 verb ending in -a. In the past tense, if the verb's first vowel is a, e, or i, that final -a mutates into an -o before adding the past tense marker -i. Because of this rule, the stem anta- becomes antoi.
Then why does the past tense of ottaa end in just -i (otti)? Shouldn't it be ottoi?
The vowel mutation depends on the first vowel of the word! If a Type 1 verb's first vowel is o, u, y, or ö, the final -a simply changes to -i in the past tense. Because ottaa starts with an o, the stem otta- becomes otti.
Why do the words for photograph (valokuva) and map (kartta) end in -n here?
They are the direct objects of the sentence. Because the actions are fully completed (one photo was taken, one map was given), these total objects take the accusative case. For singular objects, this ending looks identical to the genitive case and ends in -n.
What happened to the double tt in the word kartta (map)?