Breakdown of Viitsiskö joku antaa mulle kyydin?
minä
I
antaa
to give
joku
somebody, someone
viitsiä
to bother
kyyti
ride
Questions & Answers about Viitsiskö joku antaa mulle kyydin?
What is the full form of viitsiskö and how is it built here?
The standard written form is viitsisikö (would [someone] bother/mind). In spoken Finnish, the conditional marker -isi- often drops its final -i, making it just -is. The question ending -kö is then added directly to this clipped form.
How exactly does viitsiä translate here? Does it always mean "to mind"?
Viitsiä roughly means "to bother to do" or "to feel like doing" something. While we translate this sentence as "Would someone mind giving...", a more literal translation is "Would someone bother to give...". It's a very common, casual way to ask for a favor.
Is mulle the standard way to say "to me"?
Mulle is the very common spoken version of minulle (meaning "to me" or "for me"). In the same way, you will almost always hear sulle instead of sinulle ("to you") in everyday casual speech.
Why is kyyti (a ride) in the -n form (kyydin) here?
It is the object of the sentence. Because the action is a complete whole (giving one full ride), the word takes the accusative case, which ends in -n. Notice also the consonant gradation where the strong t in kyyti changes to a weak d in kyydin.
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