Breakdown of Bändi tarjosi mahtavan kokemuksen lavalla.
tarjota
to offer
kokemus
the experience
mahtava
awesome
bändi
band
Questions & Answers about Bändi tarjosi mahtavan kokemuksen lavalla.
How do we get tarjosi from the dictionary form?
The dictionary form is tarjota (a Type 4 verb). First, we find the present stem by dropping the -ta and adding -a, giving us tarjoa-. To make it past tense, we replace that final vowel with the past tense marker -si-. So, tarjoa- becomes tarjosi (he/she/it provided).
Why do mahtavan and kokemuksen end in -n?
They form the direct object of the sentence. Because the action is complete (the band provided a whole, single experience), the object takes the accusative case, which looks exactly like the genitive case with its -n ending here. Both the noun (kokemus) and the adjective describing it (mahtava) must match and take this ending.
Wait, the stem for kokemus changes to kokemukse-?
Yes! Nouns ending in -us or -ys (like kokemus, which comes from the verb kokea, meaning 'to experience') usually change their ending to -ukse- before you attach any case endings. That is why adding -n to the stem gives us kokemuksen.
Why use lavalla instead of lavassa for 'on stage'?