Breakdown of Jos olisin rikas, antaisin paljon rahaa hyväntekeväisyyteen.
olla
to be
paljon
a lot
raha
money
antaa
to give
Questions & Answers about Jos olisin rikas, antaisin paljon rahaa hyväntekeväisyyteen.
How is the conditional marker used to make olisin from the verb olla?
The conditional marker is -isi-. For the verb olla (to be), we use the root ol-, add -isi-, and then attach the personal ending -n for I. This gives us ol- + -isi- + -n = olisin (I would be).
Why is the t strong in antaisin (I would give), when the present tense is annan (I give)?
The conditional marker -isi- attaches to the strong stem of the verb. While the present tense annan uses consonant gradation to change the strong nt to a weak nn, the conditional keeps the strong nt from the basic verb antaa. That is why it is antaisin.
Why is the word for money in the partitive case (rahaa)?
The word paljon (a lot) acts as a quantity word, and in Finnish, the thing being measured or counted after it always takes the partitive case. So, the base word raha becomes rahaa.
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