Word
Meidän täytyy saavuttaa vaikein huippu.
Meaning
We must reach the most difficult peak.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Meidän täytyy saavuttaa vaikein huippu.
me
we
vaikea
difficult / hard
täytyä
to have to
huippu
peak
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.