Word
Siirtykää ulos!
Meaning
Move outside!
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Siirtykää ulos!
How do we form the imperative in siirtykää?
The base verb is siirtyä (to move, to shift). For the plural or formal imperative, you take the infinitive stem siirty- and add the suffix -kää. We use -kää instead of -kaa because the vowels in the stem (i and y) require front vowel harmony.
Why is the verb siirtykää used here instead of siirtäkää?
Finnish has different verbs for moving yourself versus moving an object. Siirtyä means to move yourself to a new place. If you wanted to tell a group of people to move an object (like a chair) outside, you would use the verb siirtää (to move something else) and say Siirtäkää tuoli ulos!
Why use ulos instead of ulkona for 'outside'?
Ulkona is a static location word meaning you are already outside. Ulos is a directional word meaning movement to the outside (out). Since the verb siirtyä involves movement to a new place, we must use the directional word ulos.