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Väsyttekö te outoihin sääntöihin?

Väsyttekö te outoihin sääntöihin?
Are you getting tired of the strange rules?
From Lesson 129:Verbs requiring the illative case (mihin)·Finnish

Breakdown of Väsyttekö te outoihin sääntöihin?

te
you (plural/formal)
sääntö
rule
outo
strange
väsyä
to get tired of

Questions & Answers about Väsyttekö te outoihin sääntöihin?

Why is the illative case used in outoihin sääntöihin when the English translation says tired 'of'?
The verb väsyä (to get tired) is a verb of change and requires the illative case (the 'into' case). Even though English uses 'of', Finnish grammar demands that you get tired 'into' something. This is called verb rection.
How are the plural illative endings built for outo and sääntö in this sentence?
Both base words end in a single vowel (outo and sääntö). To form the plural, we add the plural marker -i-, creating the diphthongs -oi- and -öi-. Because the stem now ends in a diphthong, the illative suffix to use is -hin, resulting in outoihin and sääntöihin.
Could I use the word väsynyt to say this instead?
Väsynyt is an adjective describing the state of being tired, which you would use with the verb olla (to be), as in Oletteko te väsyneitä?. This sentence instead uses the verb väsyä, which focuses on the active process of getting or growing tired.
Is the pronoun te necessary in Väsyttekö te?
No, it is optional. The personal pronoun is not strictly needed because the verb ending -tte already shows that the subject is the plural 'you'. Adding te directly after the verb just gives the subject a little more emphasis.

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