Learn Finnish: He ovat tukeneet yhdistystä ja lahjoittaneet rahaa. - They have supported the association and donated money.

He ovat tukeneet yhdistystä ja lahjoittaneet rahaa.

They have supported the association and donated money.

Breakdown of He ovat tukeneet yhdistystä ja lahjoittaneet rahaa.

Questions & Answers about He ovat tukeneet yhdistystä ja lahjoittaneet rahaa.

Why do both tukeneet and lahjoittaneet end in -neet?

They are in the plural active past participle form because the subject He (they) is plural. To form this for type 1 verbs like tukea (to support) and lahjoittaa (to donate), you take the strong stem (tuke- and lahjoitta-) and add -neet. Together with the helper verb ovat, they form the perfect tense (have supported, have donated).

Why is the object yhdistystä in the partitive case instead of the accusative?

The verb tukea is a partitive verb, meaning it always requires its object to be in the partitive case. Even though they supported a whole association, the grammar rule for this specific verb forces yhdistys to become yhdistystä.

Is rahaa also in the partitive case because of its verb?

No, lahjoittaa (to donate) is not a strict partitive verb. Here, raha (money) is in the partitive case (rahaa) because it is an uncountable mass word. They donated an unspecified amount of money, or some money.

Why is there only one ovat when there are two past tense verbs?