Breakdown of Emme olleet vahvistaneet varausta ennakkoon.
olla
to be
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
ennakkoon
in advance
vahvistaa
to confirm
Questions & Answers about Emme olleet vahvistaneet varausta ennakkoon.
Why are there two words ending in -eet (olleet vahvistaneet) here?
This is the standard structure for the pluperfect active negative. It consists of the negative verb (emme) + the past participle of olla (olleet) + the past participle of the main verb (vahvistaneet). Because the subject is "we" (plural), both participles must take the plural ending -eet.
Why is the object varausta in the partitive case?
In Finnish, if the action is negative, the object is almost always in the partitive case. Even though we are talking about one specific, whole reservation, the negative phrase emme olleet vahvistaneet forces the object into the partitive.
What is the dictionary form of varausta?
The nominative (dictionary) form is varaus. It comes from the verb varata (to reserve). For nouns ending in -us that are derived from verbs, you form the partitive by changing the -s to -sta.
What case is the word ennakkoon in?
Ennakkoon is in the illative case (the "into" case). The root word is ennakko (an advance). In Finnish, using the illative case is a very common way to turn nouns into adverbs of time or manner, giving us "in advance" or "beforehand".