Breakdown of Älkää ulkoiluttako pentua ilman rokotusta!
ilman
without
älkää
do not (plural/formal)
pentu
the puppy
rokotus
the vaccination
ulkoiluttaa
to walk (a pet)
Questions & Answers about Älkää ulkoiluttako pentua ilman rokotusta!
Why is the verb form ulkoiluttako here?
It is in the negative imperative plural form. Because the command is directed at more than one person, it starts with älkää (plural "do not"). The main verb then takes the matching -ko or -kö suffix, making the full structure älkää ulkoiluttako.
How does ulkoiluttaa differ from ulkoilla?
Ulkoilla means "to go outside" or "to spend time outdoors" yourself. Adding the -ttaa suffix makes it a causative verb, meaning "to make or let someone else go outside." In this context, it specifically means to walk a pet.
Why is pentua (puppy) in the partitive case?
In Finnish, the object of a negative sentence is always in the partitive case. Because this is a negative command (älkää), the object pentu must take the partitive form pentua.
Why does rokotus (vaccination) change to rokotusta?
The word ilman is a preposition meaning "without," and it requires the noun that follows it to be in the partitive case. Therefore, the basic form rokotus becomes rokotusta.
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