Breakdown of Minä ymmärrän, että mielipiteesi on tärkeä.
olla
to be
minä
I
ymmärtää
to understand
tärkeä
important
että
that (conjunction)
mielipide
opinion
Questions & Answers about Minä ymmärrän, että mielipiteesi on tärkeä.
Why is there a comma before että?
In Finnish, subordinate clauses introduced by conjunctions like että (that) must always be separated from the main clause by a comma. Unlike in English, where the comma is usually left out, this is a strict punctuation rule in written Finnish.
How is the word mielipiteesi built from the basic dictionary word?
The base word is mielipide (opinion). In Finnish, words ending in -de change their ending to -tee- when adding suffixes. So, mielipide becomes the stem mielipitee-, and then we add the possessive suffix -si (your) to get mielipiteesi.
Could I just say Ymmärrän instead of Minä ymmärrän?
Yes, you can. Because the verb ending -n in ymmärrän clearly tells us who is doing the action, the pronoun minä is optional. Including it, as in this sentence, just adds a little bit of emphasis to the fact that you are the one who understands.
Why does the verb ymmärrän have a double r when the dictionary form is ymmärtää?
This happens because of consonant gradation. The basic form ymmärtää has the strong consonant pair rt. When we add the -n ending, it closes the syllable. This triggers the weak grade, where the strong rt changes to the weak rr, making it ymmärrän.
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