Questions & Answers about Älä unohda totuutta!
How is the word totuus formed from an adjective?
It comes from the adjective tosi, which means "true". The stem of tosi is tote-. When you add the abstract noun suffix -uus to this stem, it becomes totuus, meaning "the truth".
Why is the partitive form totuutta instead of something like totuusta?
Why must the word totuutta be in the partitive case in this sentence?
The verb unohtaa (to forget) normally takes a total object, but this is a negative sentence because of the command word Älä (do not). In Finnish, the object of any negative sentence must always be in the partitive case.
How do we get the verb form unohda from unohtaa?
This is the imperative (command) stem. You find it by taking the present tense "I" form of the verb, which is unohdan (I forget), and dropping the final -n. Notice how the strong consonant combination -ht- softens to -hd- in this form.
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