Breakdown of Me lajittelemme vadelmat purkkeihin ja tölkkeihin.
ja
and
me
we
vadelma
raspberry
lajitella
to sort
purkki
jar
tölkki
can
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?
We use the nominative plural (the basic -t form) because it is a total object. This means we are sorting all the raspberries in this specific batch, and the action will be completely finished. If we were sorting an undefined amount, we would use the partitive plural vadelmia.
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