Breakdown of Minun kaverini tuli luokkakokoukseen.
minä
I
tulla
to come
luokkakokous
class reunion
kaveri
mate, buddy
Questions & Answers about Minun kaverini tuli luokkakokoukseen.
Why does kaverini have an -ni at the end if we already said minun?
In standard Finnish, when you use a possessive word like minun (my), you must also add the matching possessive suffix to the noun, which is -ni. In casual spoken Finnish, people often drop the suffix, but it is required in written language.
Can I drop the word minun and just say Kaverini tuli...?
Yes, you can! With the first and second person (my, your, our, your plural), the pronoun like minun is optional in standard Finnish. The suffix -ni is enough to show whose mate it is.
How is the ending for luokkakokoukseen formed?
It is a compound word ending in kokous (meeting). To express going 'into' or 'to' the meeting, we use the illative case. Nouns ending in -us change their stem to -ukse- before adding endings. For the illative, you lengthen the last vowel and add -n, resulting in -ukseen.
What verb type is tuli?
It comes from the verb tulla (to come), which is a Type 3 verb. To make the past tense, the present stem tule- changes to tuli-. Because the subject is 'my mate' (a 'he/she' equivalent), it is in the 3rd person singular form, which takes no extra personal ending in the past tense.
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