Word
Odottakaa täällä seurueinenne.
Meaning
Please wait here with your entourages.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Odottakaa täällä seurueinenne.
How is the word seurueinenne formed in this sentence?
It comes from the noun seurue (entourage or party). To form the comitative case, we add the marker -ine- to the plural stem, followed by the possessive suffix -nne (your, plural). So, seurue + ine + nne becomes seurueinenne.
Does seurueinenne mean one entourage or multiple?
It can actually mean either! The comitative case always takes a plural form (using the plural stem before the -ine- marker) regardless of whether the meaning is singular or plural. You have to rely on context to know which one is meant.
Could I just say seurueine without the -nne at the end?
No, when you use the comitative case with a noun, Finnish grammar strictly requires you to attach a possessive suffix to the end of it. Because the command is directed at a group (you plural), we use the corresponding suffix -nne.
Why is the verb odottakaa instead of just odota?
Odottakaa is the imperative (command) form for te (you, plural or formal). The ending -kaa tells a group of people to do something. If you were telling just one person informally to wait, you would use odota.