Breakdown of Pentuni on todella suloinen, mutta se tarvitsee rokotuksen.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
mutta
but
tarvita
to need
Questions & Answers about Pentuni on todella suloinen, mutta se tarvitsee rokotuksen.
Why does the sentence use rokotuksen (with an -n ending) instead of the partitive rokotusta?
The verb tarvita (to need) usually takes a total object when the sentence is affirmative. Because the puppy needs one whole vaccination, we use the accusative case ending -n. If the sentence were negative (it doesn't need a vaccination), you would use the partitive rokotusta.
Could I say minun pentu instead of pentuni?
In spoken or everyday Finnish, minun pentu is very common and completely acceptable. However, standard written Finnish requires the possessive suffix -ni. You can optionally include the pronoun and say minun pentuni, but just pentuni is also perfectly correct and natural in writing.
What type of verb is tarvitsee?
It comes from the infinitive tarvita (to need), which is a Type 5 verb. In Type 5 verbs ending in -ita or -itä, you drop the final -ta/-tä and add the marker -tse- before the personal ending, making it tarvitse- plus the ending.
How is the noun rokotus formed?
It is derived from the verb rokottaa (to vaccinate). By adding the suffix -us to the verb stem, you create a noun that describes the action or the result of that action, meaning a vaccination.