Breakdown of Minä arvostaisin sinun mielipidettäsi.
minä
I
sinun
your, yours
mielipide
opinion
arvostaa
to appreciate
Questions & Answers about Minä arvostaisin sinun mielipidettäsi.
Since this lesson is about consonant gradation, why don't the consonants in arvostaisin change?
The consonant cluster -st- is one of the few combinations that never gradates in Finnish; it stays exactly the same. However, remember the golden rule for the conditional mood: Verb Type 1 verbs always use the strong consonant grade with the -isi- marker. For example, tietää (to know) becomes minä tietäisin (I would know), using the strong -t-, rather than the weak -d- you see in the present tense (tiedän).
Why is the word for opinion in the partitive case (mielipidettäsi)?
The verb arvostaa (to appreciate) is an emotion or attitude verb. In Finnish, verbs that express feelings towards something (like to love, to hate, or to appreciate) always require their object to be in the partitive case.
How do you break down the endings on the word mielipidettäsi?
The base word is mielipide (opinion). First, we add the partitive ending -ttä because the verb arvostaa demands it, making it mielipidettä. Finally, we add the possessive suffix -si to mean "your", which matches the pronoun sinun.
Could I just say sinun mielipidettä and leave off the -si suffix?