Breakdown of Me lajittelemme vadelmat purkkeihin ja tölkkeihin.
ja
and
me
we
vadelma
raspberry
lajitella
to sort
Questions & Answers about Me lajittelemme vadelmat purkkeihin ja tölkkeihin.
Why do purkkeihin and tölkkeihin end in -hin instead of just -in?
This is the illative plural, meaning into jars and into cans. For words ending in -i like purkki and tölkki, the final vowel changes to -e- before the plural -i-, creating the diphthong -ei-. When the plural stem ends in a diphthong like this, the illative ending is -hin, making purkkeihin.
I thought the plural of purkki was purkit with a single k. Why does purkkeihin have a double kk?
You are right that the basic nominative plural purkit uses the weak grade with a single k. However, the illative case is always strong, both in the singular (purkkiin) and the plural (purkkeihin). Therefore, the double kk remains.
What is the base form of lajittelemme and how is it conjugated?
The base form is lajitella (to sort), which is a type 3 verb. To get the stem, you remove the -lla ending and add -le-, giving you lajittele-. Then you just add the standard personal ending, which is -mme for me (we).
Why is vadelmat (raspberries) in the basic plural form rather than the partitive plural?