Breakdown of Meidän täytyy saavuttaa vaikein huippu.
me
we
vaikea
difficult / hard
täytyä
to have to
huippu
peak
saavuttaa
to reach
Questions & Answers about Meidän täytyy saavuttaa vaikein huippu.
How do we get vaikein from the basic adjective vaikea?
The suffix for the superlative (the most) is -in. To add it, we use the word's stem. For vaikea (difficult), the stem is vaikea-. When we add the -in ending, the final vowel -a drops out, leaving us with vaikein.
Why does the sentence start with meidän (our) instead of me (we)?
The verb täytyy (must) is a necessity verb. In Finnish, the person who "must" do something takes the genitive case (the -n form). Therefore, the basic pronoun me becomes meidän.
Why is the object vaikein huippu in its basic dictionary form, rather than taking an object ending like -n?
Usually, a complete action requires an object with an -n ending (which would be vaikeimman huipun). However, a special rule applies to necessity verbs like täytyy: their total objects drop the -n ending and look exactly like the basic dictionary form (nominative).
Is the verb saavuttaa only used for physical travel, like reaching a mountain peak?
No, saavuttaa is very versatile. While it means "to reach" a physical location, it is also widely used to mean "to achieve" an abstract goal, a dream, or a result.
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