Breakdown of Kertaamalla asioita muistat ne myöhemmin.
ne
they / those (non-human) / they (of people)
muistaa
to remember
asia
thing, matter
myöhemmin
later
kerrata
to review (study, repeat)
Questions & Answers about Kertaamalla asioita muistat ne myöhemmin.
How is the word kertaamalla formed from the base verb?
It comes from the type 4 verb kerrata (to review). To form the third infinitive adessive, you take the strong stem (kertaa-), add the third infinitive marker -ma-, and then the adessive case ending -lla. It translates to "by reviewing".
Why is asioita in the partitive plural case?
The third infinitive kertaamalla acts like a verb and takes its own object. Because reviewing is an ongoing, unbounded process, it takes a partitive object. Here, asia becomes the partitive plural asioita.
If the first object is partitive, why is the second object ne in the basic plural form (nominative)?
The pronoun ne is the object of the main verb muistat. While reviewing is ongoing, successfully remembering the things later is seen as a completed result. When a plural object is complete (a total object), it takes the nominative plural form (ne).
How does the word myöhemmin get its meaning?
It is the comparative form of the adverb myöhään (late). You form comparative adverbs by adding -mmin to the stem, making myöhemmin mean "later".
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