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Questions & Answers about Kokoonnumme täällä huomenna.
Since this lesson is about the plural imperative, how would we change this sentence to say "Gather here tomorrow!" to a group?
The dictionary form of the verb is kokoontua (to gather). To form the plural imperative, you drop the final -a and add the suffix -kaa. So, the command is Kokoontukaa täällä huomenna! Notice that the imperative uses the strong consonant grade nt, whereas kokoonnumme uses the weak grade nn.
Why does the verb kokoonnumme have a double nn instead of nt?
The basic form of the verb is kokoontua (a type 1 verb). When we add the "we" ending -mme, it closes the syllable. This triggers consonant gradation, which softens the strong nt combination into the weak nn combination.
Why do we use täällä (here) instead of tänne (to here)? Doesn't gathering involve people arriving?
While people do travel to a gathering, the action of assembling itself is treated as a stationary event in Finnish. Because the gathering happens at a location, we use the static "at" location word täällä instead of the movement word tänne.
What form is the word huomenna in?