Breakdown of Nämä asiakirjat kuuluvat näihin kansioihin.
nämä
these
kansio
folder
asiakirja
document
kuulua
to belong
Questions & Answers about Nämä asiakirjat kuuluvat näihin kansioihin.
Why is the word "these" translated as näihin here instead of nämä?
The word tämä (this) has to match the case of the noun it modifies. Since the folders are in the illative plural case (kansioihin), "these" must also be in the illative plural, which is näihin. At the beginning of the sentence, "these documents" is the subject, so it uses the basic nominative plural nämä.
Why do we use the "into" case (näihin kansioihin) with the verb kuulua?
The verb kuulua (to belong) requires the illative ("into") case to express where something belongs. While English says "belongs in" or "belongs to", Finnish conceptually treats belonging as placing an object into its proper location.
How do you build the illative plural word kansioihin?
Why does the verb end in -vat?
Nämä asiakirjat (these documents) is a plural subject. Just like you would say "he kuuluvat" (they belong) for people, you must use the third-person plural ending -vat for plural objects so the verb agrees with the subject.
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