Word
Opiskelija lähtee kartanosta ja kävelee palatseissa.
Meaning
The student leaves the manor and walks in the palaces.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Opiskelija lähtee kartanosta ja kävelee palatseissa.
ja
and
kävellä
to walk
opiskelija
student
lähteä
to leave
Questions & Answers about Opiskelija lähtee kartanosta ja kävelee palatseissa.
How do we build the inessive plural palatseissa from the basic word palatsi?
Palatsi is a modern word ending in -i. To make the plural stem, the final -i changes to -e before adding the plural marker -i. This gives us the stem palatsei-. Then we simply add the inessive ending -ssa (in) to get palatseissa.
Why does palatseissa use the -ssa ending instead of -ssä?
This is a great reminder about vowel harmony! The root word palatsi contains the back vowel a. Even though the plural stem palatsei- has an e and i (which are neutral vowels), the a in the root dictates that we must use the back vowel ending -ssa.
Why is the elative case used for kartanosta when the English translation just says "leaves the manor"?
In Finnish, the verb lähteä (to leave) is all about movement away from a location. You do not leave a place as a direct object; instead, you depart "from" it. Therefore, it strictly requires the elative case (-sta / -stä) meaning "out of" or "from".
Why does the verb lähtee have a strong -ht- here, when a form like "I leave" (lähden) has a weak ?