Breakdown of Me siivoamme aina samoilla välineillä.
me
we
aina
always
siivota
to clean
sama
same
väline
tool (instrument, means)
Questions & Answers about Me siivoamme aina samoilla välineillä.
Why does 'with the tools' use the -llä ending instead of a separate word for 'with'?
In Finnish, the adessive case (the -lla/-llä ending) is used to show the tool or instrument you use to complete an action. You do not need a separate word for 'with' (such as kanssa); attaching -llä to the noun already means 'using the tools' or 'by means of the tools.'
Why is sama (same) written here as samoilla?
Finnish requires adjectives and pronouns to match the noun they describe. Because the noun välineillä is in the adessive plural, the modifier sama must also take the adessive plural form.
How does the word sama change into samoilla? Where does the 'o' come from?
To make a word plural before adding a case ending, you insert an -i-. When a base word ends in -a (like sama), that -a changes to an -o- before the plural -i-. Finally, you add the adessive ending -lla, making it samoilla.
How is the plural stem formed for välineillä?
The basic word is väline (tool). For words ending in -e, their stem usually doubles the vowel (making välinee-). However, when you add the plural marker -i-, one of those -e- vowels drops out. This leaves the plural stem välinei-, to which we attach the ending -llä.
Why is the verb siivoamme and not siivotaamme?
The dictionary form is siivota (to clean), which is a type 4 verb. To get the stem, you drop the -ta ending and add an extra -a, giving you the stem siivoa-. Then you just add the personal ending for 'we', which is -mme.
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