Breakdown of Historiallista maamerkkiä ei tuhottaisi sodan jälkeen.
ei
no / not (negative verb)
sota
war
jälkeen
after
tuhota
to destroy
Questions & Answers about Historiallista maamerkkiä ei tuhottaisi sodan jälkeen.
How is the negative passive conditional formed in ei tuhottaisi?
It uses the negative word ei plus the passive conditional form of tuhota (to destroy) but without the final -in. The affirmative form is tuhottaisiin (would be destroyed), so dropping the -in gives us the negative main verb tuhottaisi.
Why are historiallista maamerkkiä in the partitive case here?
Because this is a negative sentence. In Finnish, the object of a negative sentence is always in the partitive case. If the sentence were affirmative, the object of a passive verb would be in the nominative case: historiallinen maamerkki tuhottaisiin.
Why does tuhottaisi have a double tt when the basic verb is tuhota?
tuhota is a type 4 verb. When forming the passive conditional for type 4, 5, and 6 verbs, you use the strong passive marker -ttai- (or -ttäi-) attached to the stem. This is why the single t from the dictionary form becomes a double tt.
Why does the word sota (war) become sodan in this sentence?